Queensland Railways 2141 class

Queensland Railways 2141 class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Serial number 73-771 to 73-778
Model Electro-Motive Diesel GL26AC
Build date 1973
Total produced 8
Rebuild date 2005-2007
Number rebuilt 8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in)
Loco weight 97.5 t (96.0 long tons; 107.5 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity 7,273 L (1,600 imp gal; 1,921 US gal)
Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E
Engine type V16 Diesel engine
Aspiration Roots blower
Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR10
Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D29
Cylinders 16
Loco brake Dynamic
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 1,491 kW (1,999 hp)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Numbers 2141-2148
First run July 1974
Current owner

Aurizon

disposition = 6 in service as 2250 class, 2 stored

The 2141 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1973.

History

The 2141 class were an evolution of the 2100 class. They differed by having AC alternators instead of DC generators. They were financed by the developers of the Greenvale nickel mine and were initially confined to the 229-kilometre (142 mi) Townsville to Greenvale line. They were initially numbered as the 2200 class, before being renumbered as the 2141 class in May 1982 to make the series available for the 2170 class.[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. p. 273. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. ↑ 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  3. ↑ 2141 Class Railpage
  4. ↑ Clyde/GM 2100 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  5. ↑ 2250 Class Railpage
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