Queensland Railways 2130 class

Queensland Railways 2130 class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Serial number 74-781 to 74-791
Model Electro-Motive Diesel GL26AC
Build date 1974/75
Total produced 11
Rebuild date 2005-07
Number rebuilt 11
Specifications
UIC class Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 18.04 metres
Loco weight 97.5 tonnes
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity 7,273 litres
Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E
Aspiration Roots blower
Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR10
Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D29
Cylinders V16
Loco brake Dynamic
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 km/h
Power output 1491 kW
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class 11
Numbers 2130-2140
First run July 1974
Current owner Aurizon
Disposition 7 in service as 2250 class, 4 stored

The 2130 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1974/75.

History

The 2130 class were an evolution of the 2141 class. They differed by having a flatter roofline to give better clearance when operating under wires. They were financed by the developers of the Saraji coal mine.[1][2][3]

Between 2005 and 2007 all were rebuilt as 2250 class locomotives.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. ↑ 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  3. ↑ 2130 Class Railpage
  4. ↑ Clyde/GM 2100 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  5. ↑ 2250 Class Railpage
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