Queensland Railways 2300 class

Queensland Railways 2300 class

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2303 at Redbank in 2000
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Redbank Railway Workshops
Model Electro-Motive Diesel GTL22CU
Build date 1997-2002
Total produced 63
Specifications
UIC class Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in)
Loco weight 95 t (93 long tons; 105 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E3C
Engine type V12 Diesel engine
Aspiration Turbocharged
Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR6-D14CA5
Electro-Motive Diesel AR10G-D14CA5
Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D29
Cylinders 12
Performance figures
Power output 1,850 kW (2,480 hp)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Number in class 63
Numbers 2301-2315, 2320-2323, 2330-2339, 2346-2353, 2355-2358, 2360-2361, 2363-2366, 2370-2374, 2378-2380, 2385-2392
First run 1997
Current owner Aurizon
Disposition 63 in service

The 2300 class are a class of diesel locomotives rebuilt by Queensland Rail's Redbank Railway Workshops between 1997 and 2002.

History

The 2300 class are former 1550 and 2400, 2450 and 2470 class locomotives that were rebuilt between 1997 and 2002.[1][2][3]

The rebuilds included new cabs, Dash 2 electronics and the replacement of the roots blower supercharger with a turbocharger. In 2007 seven were allocated to Queensland Rail's Australian Railroad Group subsidiary and transferred to Western Australia as the DFZ class.[4]

References

  1. 1550, 2400, 2300, 2500 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  2. Clyde/GM 2300 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  3. 2300 Class Railpage
  4. DFZ Class Railpage

External links

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