Power type Genset Build date 2013 UIC class Co-Co | Model 3GS24C Total produced 5 | |
Builder National Railway Equipment Company | ||
The NRE 3GS24C is a genset locomotive manufactured by National Railway Equipment Company, Paducah, Kentucky for use in Australia.
History
Five members of the class were built for El Zorro. However before they had left the United States, El Zorro collapsed.
In May 2013, two were unloaded at Port Kembla as demonstrators.
After being demonstrated, they were stored at Broadmeadow. In December 2014, they were hauled to Islington Railway Workshops and are scheduled to enter service with Balco Australia hauling containerised hay trains from Bowmans. The other three remain in store in the United States.
References
NRE 3GS24C-DE-AU Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA