Queensland Railways 2800 class

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

Queensland Railways 2800 class
2817 at Carseldine station in Brisbane in 2019
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderA Goninan & Co, Townsville
Serial number162-201, 323-332
ModelGeneral Electric CM30-8
Build date1995–1998
Total produced50
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length20.48 m (67 ft 2 in)
Width2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Loco weight116 t (114 long tons; 128 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverGE 7FDL-12
Engine typeV12 Diesel engine
GeneratorGE GMG192H1
Traction motorsGE 761-ANR2
Cylinders12
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output2,380 kW (3,190 hp)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Rail
Number in class45
Numbers2801–2850
First runSeptember 1995
Current ownerAurizon
Disposition45 in service
3 reclassed (2819, 2820, 2821)
1 scrapped (2814)
1 stored (2850)

They are currently owned by Aurizon and operate on the North Coast and Mount Isa lines.

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 reclassified 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]

In 2015, 2814 derailed on the Mount Isa Line at Julia Creek, spilling sulphuric acid. 2814 flipped on its side and was deemed too damaged to repair, and as such was scrapped in 2017.[8]

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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. 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
  8. "Freight train carrying sulphuric acid derails near Julia Creek". ABC News. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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