Queensland Railways 2150 class

Queensland Railways 2150 class
2163 leads a coal train away from Boundary Hill Mine on the Moura line in 1991
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm Serial number 79-901 to 79-914 Model Electro-Motive Diesel GL26AC Build date 1978-1979 Total produced 14
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co-Co Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) Loco weight 97.5 t (96.0 long tons; 107.5 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 7,273 L (1,600 imp gal; 1,921 US gal) Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E Engine type V16 Diesel engine Aspiration Roots blower Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR10-D14 Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D29 Cylinders 16 Loco brake Dynamic
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Power output 1,491 kW (1,999 hp)
Career Operators Queensland Railways Number in class 14 Numbers 2150-2163 First run December 1978 Current owner Aurizon, TasRail, Queensland Rail Disposition 1 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