Queensland Railways 2300 class

Queensland Railways 2300 class

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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