Power type Diesel-electric Build date 2013/14 UIC class Co-Co | Model PR22L Total produced 17 | |
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Builder Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia | ||
The TR class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia for the TasRail in 2013-14. They are currently the main locomotives used on Tasmanian freight, log and cement trains.
History
In December 2011 TasRail awarded Progress Rail Services a contract for 17 PR22L locomotives. They were the first new locomotives delivered to Tasmania since the Za class in 1976. The first TR class were delivered in November 2013 with the balance to be delivered in 2014.
References
TasRail TR class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA