Queensland Railways 2250 class
The 2250 class are a class of diesel locomotives rebuilt by Queensland Rail's Redbank Railway Workshops in 2004.
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History
The 2250 class are former 1550 class (6), 2130 class (all 11), and 2141 class (all 8) locomotives that were rebuilt in 2004.[1][2][3]
The rebuilds included new cabs, Dash 2 electronics, ZTR traction control equipment, EMD 645E engines from 1502s and the replacement of the roots blower supercharger with a turbocharger.[2] They were also ballasted to 110 tonnes (110 long tons; 120 short tons) as they only operate on heavy coal trains.
20 locomotives were sold to Transnet in South Africa in 2014.[4]
5 were brought back into Australia by GWA for use on the Whyalla network, releasing GWN class locomotives for service in Queensland.
2 were also purchased by Watco for service in Queensland.
References
- 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- "Clyde/GM 2250 Class". Queensland's Railway Interest Group. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- 2250 Class Railpage
- "Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives". International Railway Journal. 18 September 2014.