Queensland Railways 2141 class
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The 2141 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1973.
History[]
The 2141 class were an evolution of the 2100 class. They differed by having AC alternators instead of DC generators. They were financed by the developers of the Greenvale nickel mine and were initially confined to the 229-kilometre (142 mi) Townsville to Greenvale line. They were initially numbered as the 2200 class, before being renumbered as the 2141 class in May 1982 to make the series available for the 2170 class.[1][2][3]
Between 2005 and 2007, all were rebuilt as 2250 class locomotives.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 273. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ^ 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ^ 2141 Class Railpage
- ^ Clyde/GM 2100 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- ^ 2250 Class Railpage
Categories:
- Clyde Engineering locomotives
- Co-Co locomotives
- Diesel locomotives of Queensland
- Queensland Rail locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1973
- Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia