Queensland Railways 2370 class
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The 2370 class were a class of diesel locomotive built in 1975 by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways in Australia. All were later sold to AN Tasrail.
History[]
The 2370 class was an evolution of the 2350 class. They were built for use on the Blackwater and Moura coal lines and based at Gladstone.[1][2][3] The class became surplus following electrification of the coal lines and in 1987 were all sold to AN Tasrail where they all entered service as the ZB class.[4][5][6] They were very similar to the Tasrail Za class.
In 2003, one was sold to South Spur Rail Services and shipped to Western Australia to operate infrastructure trains, it is now owned by Greentrains.[6]
References[]
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 285–286. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ^ English Electric 2350 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- ^ 2350/2370 Class Railpage
- ^ 2350 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ^ ZB Class Railpage
- ^ a b ZB Class Rail Tasmania
External links[]
Media related to Queensland Railways 2370 class at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Co-Co locomotives
- Diesel locomotives of Queensland
- Diesel locomotives of Tasmania
- Diesel locomotives of Western Australia
- English Electric locomotives
- Queensland Rail locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1975
- Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia