TasRail TR class

TasRail TR class

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia Model PR22L Build date 2013/14 Total produced 17

Specifications UIC class Co-Co Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18.14 metres Width 2.85 metres Height 3.85 metres Fuel type Diesel Prime mover Caterpillar 3512 Aspiration Turbocharged Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D-43 Cylinders V12

Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h Power output 1640 kW

Career Operators TasRail Number in class 17 Numbers TR01-TR17 First run November 2013 Current owner TasRail Disposition All 17 delivered by July 2014

The TR class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia for the TasRail in 2013-14. They are currently the main locomotives used on Tasmanian freight, log and cement trains.

History

In December 2011 TasRail awarded Progress Rail Services a contract for 17 PR22L locomotives.^[1] They were the first new locomotives delivered to Tasmania since the Za class in 1976. The first TR class were delivered in November 2013 with the balance to be delivered in 2014.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. New locomotive fleet for Tasmania railexpress.com.au 15 December 2011
2. TasRail unveils its two new locomotives TasRail 3 December 2013
3. PR221 Branch Line Locomotive & Derivatives Downer Rail
4. TR class Railpage
5. TR class Rail Tasmania