QR National 5020 class

QR National 5020 class

QR National 5020 Class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder UGL Rail, Chullora
Model C44acHi
Build date 2010/11
Specifications
UIC class Co-Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 20.83 metres
Width 2.94 metres
Height 4.25 metres
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover General Electric 7FDL
Alternator General Electric GMG192
Traction motors General Electric 5GEB13
Cylinders V16
Career
Operators QR National
Number in class 19
Numbers 5021-5039
First run 2010
Current owner Aurizon
Disposition 19 in service

The 5020 class are a class of diesel locomotive built by UGL Rail, Chullora for QR National in 2010/11.

History

In February 2010 QR National ordered nineteen 5020 class locomotives to haul coal trains in the Hunter Valley. They are an evolution of the 5000 class.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ UGL wins $126 QR Coal rolling stock deal Rail Express 2 February 2010
  2. ↑ Clark, Peter (2012). An Australian Locomotive Guide. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 9781921719554.
  3. ↑ 5020 Class Railpage
  4. ↑ Annual Report June 2011 QR National
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