Queensland Railways 2150 class
2163 leads a coal train away from Boundary Hill Mine on the Moura line in 1991
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Eagle Farm
Serial number79-901 to 79-914
ModelElectro-Motive Diesel GL26AC
Build date1978-1979
Total produced14
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length18.04 m (59 ft 2 in)
Loco weight97.5 t (96.0 long tons; 107.5 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity7,273 L (1,600 imp gal; 1,921 US gal)
Prime moverElectro-Motive Diesel 645E
Engine typeV16 Diesel engine
AspirationRoots blower
GeneratorElectro-Motive Diesel AR10-D14
Traction motorsElectro-Motive Diesel D29
Cylinders16
Loco brakeDynamic
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output1,491 kW (1,999 hp)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Number in class14
Numbers2150-2163
First runDecember 1978
Current ownerAurizon, TasRail, Queensland Rail
Disposition1 in service, 2 stored, 11 exported

The 2150 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1978–1979.

History

The 2150 class were an evolution of the 2130 class. They differed by having a modular control system and the sandboxes relocated from the nose to the bogies.[1][2][3] All were transferred to QR National in 2004, which became Aurizon in 2012.

In 2011, four were sold to TasRail entering service as the 2050 class.[4] In August 2013, seven were exported to South Africa.[5] Three were sold by Aurizon back to Queensland Rail in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 274. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  2. ↑ 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
  3. ↑ Clyde/GM 2100 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
  4. ↑ 2050 Class Rail Tasmania
  5. ↑ 2150 Class Railpage


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