NRE E-3000E3B

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E-3000E3B
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-Electric
Builder National Railway Equipment Company, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
ModelE-3000E3B
Build date2011-present
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte Co-Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length20.0 m (65 ft 7 in)
Loco weight134 tonnes (132 long tons; 148 short tons)
Prime mover EMD 16-645E3C
Alternator EMD AR10
Traction motors EMD EMD D78
Performance figures
Maximum speed115 km/h (71 mph)
Power output2,461 kW (3,300 hp)
Career
Class Qube: 1100
CRL: 1150
WP&Y: E3000CC-DC
Number in class See table
Numbers See table
Delivered2011-present
First run2011
Current owner See table

The E-3000E3B is a diesel locomotive designed and built by National Railway Equipment Company for export to Australia.

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Operators

Qube Logistics

Qube Logistics ordered 12 units in 2011. The first were delivered in December 2011 and the next seven in 2012. [1] [2]

Consolidated Rail Leasing

Consolidated Rail Leasing has an unspecified number of units on order. Once they have been delivered to Australia, Consolidated Rail Leasing has stated on their website they will be numbered as the 1150s to tell them apart from QUBE'S 1100s. [3]

White Pass & Yukon

The White Pass and Yukon Route placed an order of 6 units, classed as E3000CC-DC in 2020. [4] The WPYR is now in the process of receiving them. [5]

Summary

OperatorClassNumber in classRoad numbersBuiltNotes
Qube Logistics 110081101-11082011-20124 more (1109 to 1112) were on order, but were never delivered
Consolidated Rail Leasing 1150
White Pass & Yukon Route E3000CC-DC63001-300620203001-3004 originally built for Qube Logistics; 3 ft gauge w/ NRE 5650 trucks and GE764 traction motors [5] [6]

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References

  1. "QUBE Logistics expands fleet". Rail Express. 15 December 2011.
  2. 1100 Class Vicsig.net
  3. "1100 class". Consolidated Rail Leasing.
  4. "White Pass & Yukon Route upgrades its locomotives". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. 1 2 Reception
  6. "It's Full Steam–and Diesel–Ahead at White Pass & Yukon – Railway Age" . Retrieved 1 January 2021.