Queensland Railways 2250 class

Queensland Railways 2250 class
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Redbank Railway Workshops Model Electro-Motive Diesel GT22C-3M Build date Original locos built 1972-75, rebuilt 2004 Total produced 25
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  UIC Co-Co Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) Loco weight 110 t (110 long tons; 120 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover Electro-Motive Diesel 645E3C Engine type V12 Diesel engine Aspiration Turbocharged Generator Electro-Motive Diesel AR10G-D14CA5 Traction motors Electro-Motive Diesel D31 Cylinders 12
Performance figures Power output 2,250 hp (1,680 kW)
Career Operators Aurizon, Transnet, Watco Number in class 25 Numbers 2251-2275 First run 2004 Current owner Aurizon, Transnet, Watco Disposition 20 exported, 5 stored

The 2250 class are a class of diesel locomotives rebuilt by Queensland Rail's Redbank Railway Workshops in 2004.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

20 locomotives were sold to Transnet in South Africa in 2014. ^[4]

In July 2019, 5 were brought back into Australia for use on the iron ore railway to Whyalla steelworks. ^[5]

References

1. 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
2. "Clyde/GM 2250 Class". Queensland's Railway Interest Group. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
3. 2250 Class Railpage
4. "Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives". International Railway Journal. 18 September 2014.
5. Old for New for Whyalla Catch Point issue 253 September 2019 page 10