Queensland Railways 2800 class

Queensland Railways 2800 class
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2819 in Melbourne in June 2008
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder A Goninan & Co, Townsville
Serial number 162-201, 323-332
Model CM30-8
Build date 1995-1998
Total produced 50
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 20.48 m (67 ft 2 in)
Width 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Loco weight 116 t (114 long tons; 128 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover General Electric 7FDL-12
Engine type V12 Diesel engine
Generator General Electric GMG192H1
Traction motors General Electric 761-ANR2
Cylinders 12
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output 2,380 kW (3,190 hp)
Career
Operators Queensland Rail
Number in class 50
Numbers 2801-2850
First run September 1995
Current owner Aurizon
Disposition 45 in service 1 Reclassed 1 Scrapped 3 Stored

The 2800 class are a class of diesel locomotive built by A Goninan & Co, Townsville for Queensland Rail between 1995 and 1998.

History

The 2800 class were ordered to haul passenger and freight services on the North Coast line between Rockhampton and Cairns and on the Great Northern line between Townsville and Mount Isa. The initial order for 40 was later increased to 50.[1] However a miscommunication resulted in the builder's plates incorrectly being stamped as 202 to 211 which had been used by other A Goninan & Co locomotives, rather than the correct 323 to 332.[2]

They now operate trains as far south as Brisbane. They are the only double ended diesel electric locomotives to have been built for Queensland Rail.[3][4][5]

In February 2006, one locomotive was fitted with standard gauge bogies for use by QR National in New South Wales and Victoria, but the NSW Environment Protection Authority refused permission for it to be used in that state due to excessive noise emissions.[6] In August 2009 it was converted back to narrow gauge for use in Western Australia.[7] In 2013 three were reclassfied as the 3200 class for use in NSW, following the installation of standard gauge bogies and a modified exhaust system that reduced low frequency noise emissions.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2800 Class Contract Extended" Railway Digest August 1996 page 11
  2. ↑ "Queensland Rail 2800 Diesel Locomotives" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin volume 737 March 1999 pages 112-113
  3. ↑ 2800 Class Great Queensland Trains
  4. ↑ Goninan/GE 2800 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  5. ↑ 2800 Class Railpage
  6. 1 2 Briony Croft; Steve Brown; Aaron Miller; Andrew Parker (2014). "Exhaust noise control case study for 2800 class locomotive" (PDF). SLR Consulting. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ↑ PA Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
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