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Queensland Railways 2170 class

January 01, 1970

The Queensland Railways 2170 class is an Australian diesel-electric locomotive.

Queensland Railways 2170 class
South African Class 35-800
Transnet Freight Rail D35-802, Pyramid South, Gauteng, September 2015
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
DesignerClyde Engineering
BuilderClyde Engineering at Comeng, Rocklea
Serial number82-1100 to 82-1109
82-1125
83-1146 to 83-1178
84-1218
ModelEMD GL26C-2
Build date1982-1984
Total produced45
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
 • CommonwealthCo-Co
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter1,016 mm (40.0 in)
Wheelbase:​
 • Bogie3,810 mm (12 ft 6.0 in)
Pivot centres11,684 mm (38 ft 4.0 in)
Length:
​
 • Over couplers18,059 mm (59 ft 3.0 in)
 • Over body17,043 mm (55 ft 11.0 in)
Width2,771 mm (9 ft 1.1 in)
Height3,900 mm (12 ft 9.5 in)
Axle load16,150 kg (35,600 lb)
Adhesive weight97,500 kg (215,000 lb)
Loco weight97,500 kg (215,000 lb)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity2202-2210: 7,273 L (1,600 imp gal)
All others: 5,950 L (1,310 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.918 litres (202 imp gal)
Coolant cap.795 litres (175 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.0.68 m3 (24 cu ft)
Prime moverGM-EMD 16-645E
RPM range315-900 ​
 • RPM idle315
 • Maximum RPM900
Engine typeV16 Diesel engine
AspirationRoots blower
AlternatorTraction: EMD AR6, 600 V DC
Companion: EMD CA5. 180 V DC
Auxiliary: EMD A3
GeneratorEMD AR6-G-D18
Traction motorsSix EMD D29
Wheelslip systems:
EMD Dash 2 (2171, 2201-11, 2214)
ZTR Nexsys II (all others)
Gear ratio63:14
Loco brakeWestinghouse 26L, Dynamic
Train brakesGardner Denver WBO compressor
Safety systemsFischer Electronic vigilance system
Wabtec TDR9000 event recorder
ThermAir RD1-1000 air conditioner
CouplersAAR knuckle
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output:
​
 • Starting1,641 kW (2,201 hp)
 • Continuous1,492 kW (2,001 hp)
Tractive effort:
​
 • Starting286 kN (64,000 lbf) @ 30% adh.
 • Continuous213 kN (48,000 lbf) @ 19.8 km/h (12.3 mph)
Dynamic brake peak effort179 kN (40,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsAurizon
Queensland Rail
Transnet Freight Rail
Ferronor
ClassQR 2170 class
TFR Class 35-800
Number in class45
NumbersQR: 2170-2214
TFR: D35-801 to D35-814
Delivered1982-1984
First runMarch 1982
Disposition2 scrapped

All were built between 1982 and 1984 by Clyde Engineering at Comeng's Rocklea plant for Queensland Rail. Most have been sold for further use overseas with seventeen going to South Africa and twelve to Ferronor in Chile.

The 2100 class family edit

The Queensland Railways 2100 class first entered service in 1970. The class family consists of the 2100, 2130, 2150 and 2170 classes. It formed the mainstay of Queensland Rail's coal haulage from the opening of the Goonyella line until electrification in the late 1980s.[1][2]

A new batch of locomotives was ordered with the opening of each new mine and the 2170 class entered service when the German Creek, Oaky Creek and Blair Athol coal mines came into operation. Eleven units were built with Locotrol equipment.[1][2][3]

Manufacturer edit

 
Builder's plate on 2207

The 2170 class was an evolution of the 2150 class. It differed from the earlier class mainly by having modified traction motors, Dash 2 modular electrical cabinets and air-conditioned cabs.[2][4]

The locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering at Comeng's Rocklea plant between 1982 and 1984.[1][2]

Modifications edit

Since the late 1980s, the locomotives have been modified. Modified locomotives had a letter suffix added to their unit numbers. These modifications include:[1][2]

  • A suffix. Weight reduction by reducing fuel tank capacity by 1,300 litres, 2195 only
  • D suffix. A driver-only operation (DOO) cab modification, which included lowering the nose of the locomotive and the addition of a larger windscreen for the driver.[1][5]
  • F suffix. The addition of auxiliary fuel tanks.[1]

In 1992-1993, all except numbers 2202 to 2210 were fitted with Automatic train protection (ATP). Between 1995 and 1999 eleven received extended cabs to relieve cramping caused by the ATP equipment.[2]

In 2000, an overhaul program commenced which included the fitting of maxi-cabs, similar to that of the 2300 class, to all 43 remaining units. After this, thirty were in "D" configuration with the other thirteen in "F" configuration. Some were fitted with ZTR Nexsys II traction control systems.[1][2]

Service edit

The 2170 class entered service on coal haulage on the Goonyella line. After electrification, all except numbers 2202 to 2210 were placed into general traffic between Brisbane and the South West and on the North Coast line between Rockhampton and Townsville. Meanwhile, numbers 2202 to 2210 were relocated to Townsville in 1988 to haul Greenvale mineral trains and, from 1993, trains on the Mount Isa line. In the late 1990s, they were re-allocated to Gladstone to operate Moura line coal trains.[2]

When the 4100 class entered service, the 2170 class began to be withdrawn from service.[1][5] Along with Queensland Rail's freight operations, all, apart from 2195, passed to QR National (now Aurizon) in July 2010.

Disposal edit

Many of the 2170 class have been sold by Aurizon.

  • In August 2013, three were placed on consignment with Apex Industrial and exported to South Africa. They were shipped from Brisbane to Durban on the ship BBC Carolina on 22 August 2013. Two were sold to African Rail & Traction Services while the third went to RRL Grindrod Locomotives.[5]
  • In July 2014, three were sold by Aurizon back to Queensland Rail to haul its passenger trains.[6]
  • In 2014, fourteen were purchased by Transnet Freight Rail and exported to South Africa as the Class 35-800.[7][8]
  • In June 2016, twelve were sold to Ferronor in Chile.[9][10]

Transnet Freight Rail edit

The Transnet locomotives were renumbered in the range from D35-801 to D35-814, following their Aurizon number sequence and retaining the driver-only operation (DOO) "D" as a prefix to the unit number.[1][5]

At least eight of the Class 35-800 units were allocated to the Western Cape system and are based at Bellville Locomotive Depot. Of those, at least six have been superficially repainted in a shop version of the red Transnet Freight Rail livery and appear to be in service working the West Coast lines. In most cases the old Aurizon numbers are still visible under the red paint. Repainting was done only on the upper bodywork and everything from the running boards down were left as it was. This includes the buffer beams and cowcatchers, probably since the Australian yellow and grey chevron pattern on the buffer beams is an inverted version of the yellow and grey pattern used by Transnet Freight Rail. At least four of the remaining units are believed to have been allocated to the Eastern Cape system.

With the addition of the Class 35-800s, the South African Class 35 locomotive family now consists of five classes, the General Electric (GE) Classes 35-000 and 35-400 and the GM-EMD Classes 35-200, 35-600 and 35-800.[11]

Watco Australia edit

In 2019, after being awarded a grain haulage contract in Queensland, Watco Australia purchased 5 of the 2170s sold to Transnet (2180, 2181, 2183, 2184 and 2188) and shipped them back to Queensland by NGL Projects. They arrived at the Port of Brisbane on 2 July 2019, and the first loco, 2188D, was transferred to Watco's new facilities in Warwick on 31 July 2019. They will be used on Watco's grain and cattle services, in conjunction with the brand new WRA class, currently being built by NRE in the United States.

Status table edit

The present owner, builder's works numbers, dates in service and disposition are listed in the table.[5]

Gallery edit

  •  
    Queensland Rail 2174D traversing Denison St, Rockhampton, c. 2000
    (Now TFR no. D35-802)
  •  
    No. 2180D at Beaconsfield, Kimberley, 7 October 2015
    (renumbered D35-804, bought by Watco, renumbered again to 2180W)
  •  
    No. 2202D at Pyramid South, Gauteng, 22 September 2015
    (Now TFR no. D35-809)
  •  
    TFR no. D35-803 at Bellville Loco, 4 July 2017
    (Ex QR 2170 Class no. 2177D)
  •  
    2183D at Fisherman's Island

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Queensland's Railway Interest Group (qrig.org) - Clyde/GM 2100 Class (Accessed on 24 Nov 2015)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Aurizon Locomotive Datasheet 2170D Class Aurizon 26 February 2013
  3. ^ Queensland's Great Trains - 2100 Class (Accessed on 24 Nov 2015)
  4. ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 274. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  5. ^ a b c d e Railpage - 2170 Class (QR) - Timeline (Accessed on 24 Nov 2015)
  6. ^ "Sunlander Sunset" Railway Digest January 2015 page 37
  7. ^ Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives International Railway Journal 18 September 2014
  8. ^ Sunday Times 2 November 2014
  9. ^ "Aurizon Qld News" Motive Power issue 106 July 2016 page 8
  10. ^ "Motive Power Roundup" Motive Power issue 107 September 2016 page 76
  11. ^ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended

External links edit

  Media related to Queensland Railways 2170 class at Wikimedia Commons

January 01, 1970
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The Queensland Railways 2170 class is an Australian diesel electric locomotive Queensland Railways 2170 classSouth African Class 35 800Transnet Freight Rail D35 802 Pyramid South Gauteng September 2015Type and originPower typeDiesel electricDesignerClyde EngineeringBuilderClyde Engineering at Comeng RockleaSerial number82 1100 to 82 110982 112583 1146 to 83 117884 1218ModelEMD GL26C 2Build date1982 1984Total produced45SpecificationsConfiguration AARC C UICCo Co CommonwealthCo CoGauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Wheel diameter1 016 mm 40 0 in Wheelbase Bogie3 810 mm 12 ft 6 0 in Pivot centres11 684 mm 38 ft 4 0 in Length Over couplers18 059 mm 59 ft 3 0 in Over body17 043 mm 55 ft 11 0 in Width2 771 mm 9 ft 1 1 in Height3 900 mm 12 ft 9 5 in Axle load16 150 kg 35 600 lb Adhesive weight97 500 kg 215 000 lb Loco weight97 500 kg 215 000 lb Fuel typeDieselFuel capacity2202 2210 7 273 L 1 600 imp gal All others 5 950 L 1 310 imp gal Lubricant cap 918 litres 202 imp gal Coolant cap 795 litres 175 imp gal Sandbox cap 0 68 m3 24 cu ft Prime moverGM EMD 16 645ERPM range315 900 RPM idle315 Maximum RPM900Engine typeV16 Diesel engineAspirationRoots blowerAlternatorTraction EMD AR6 600 V DCCompanion EMD CA5 180 V DCAuxiliary EMD A3GeneratorEMD AR6 G D18Traction motorsSix EMD D29Wheelslip systems EMD Dash 2 2171 2201 11 2214 ZTR Nexsys II all others Gear ratio63 14Loco brakeWestinghouse 26L DynamicTrain brakesGardner Denver WBO compressorSafety systemsFischer Electronic vigilance systemWabtec TDR9000 event recorderThermAir RD1 1000 air conditionerCouplersAAR knucklePerformance figuresMaximum speed100 km h 62 mph Power output Starting1 641 kW 2 201 hp Continuous1 492 kW 2 001 hp Tractive effort Starting286 kN 64 000 lbf 30 adh Continuous213 kN 48 000 lbf 19 8 km h 12 3 mph Dynamic brake peak effort179 kN 40 000 lbf CareerOperatorsAurizonQueensland RailTransnet Freight RailFerronorClassQR 2170 classTFR Class 35 800Number in class45NumbersQR 2170 2214TFR D35 801 to D35 814Delivered1982 1984First runMarch 1982Disposition2 scrapped All were built between 1982 and 1984 by Clyde Engineering at Comeng s Rocklea plant for Queensland Rail Most have been sold for further use overseas with seventeen going to South Africa and twelve to Ferronor in Chile Contents 1 The 2100 class family 2 Manufacturer 3 Modifications 4 Service 5 Disposal 6 Transnet Freight Rail 7 Watco Australia 8 Status table 9 Gallery 10 References 11 External linksThe 2100 class family editThe Queensland Railways 2100 class first entered service in 1970 The class family consists of the 2100 2130 2150 and 2170 classes It formed the mainstay of Queensland Rail s coal haulage from the opening of the Goonyella line until electrification in the late 1980s 1 2 A new batch of locomotives was ordered with the opening of each new mine and the 2170 class entered service when the German Creek Oaky Creek and Blair Athol coal mines came into operation Eleven units were built with Locotrol equipment 1 2 3 Manufacturer edit nbsp Builder s plate on 2207 The 2170 class was an evolution of the 2150 class It differed from the earlier class mainly by having modified traction motors Dash 2 modular electrical cabinets and air conditioned cabs 2 4 The locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering at Comeng s Rocklea plant between 1982 and 1984 1 2 Modifications editSince the late 1980s the locomotives have been modified Modified locomotives had a letter suffix added to their unit numbers These modifications include 1 2 A suffix Weight reduction by reducing fuel tank capacity by 1 300 litres 2195 only D suffix A driver only operation DOO cab modification which included lowering the nose of the locomotive and the addition of a larger windscreen for the driver 1 5 F suffix The addition of auxiliary fuel tanks 1 In 1992 1993 all except numbers 2202 to 2210 were fitted with Automatic train protection ATP Between 1995 and 1999 eleven received extended cabs to relieve cramping caused by the ATP equipment 2 In 2000 an overhaul program commenced which included the fitting of maxi cabs similar to that of the 2300 class to all 43 remaining units After this thirty were in D configuration with the other thirteen in F configuration Some were fitted with ZTR Nexsys II traction control systems 1 2 Service editThe 2170 class entered service on coal haulage on the Goonyella line After electrification all except numbers 2202 to 2210 were placed into general traffic between Brisbane and the South West and on the North Coast line between Rockhampton and Townsville Meanwhile numbers 2202 to 2210 were relocated to Townsville in 1988 to haul Greenvale mineral trains and from 1993 trains on the Mount Isa line In the late 1990s they were re allocated to Gladstone to operate Moura line coal trains 2 When the 4100 class entered service the 2170 class began to be withdrawn from service 1 5 Along with Queensland Rail s freight operations all apart from 2195 passed to QR National now Aurizon in July 2010 Disposal editMany of the 2170 class have been sold by Aurizon In August 2013 three were placed on consignment with Apex Industrial and exported to South Africa They were shipped from Brisbane to Durban on the ship BBC Carolina on 22 August 2013 Two were sold to African Rail amp Traction Services while the third went to RRL Grindrod Locomotives 5 In July 2014 three were sold by Aurizon back to Queensland Rail to haul its passenger trains 6 In 2014 fourteen were purchased by Transnet Freight Rail and exported to South Africa as the Class 35 800 7 8 In June 2016 twelve were sold to Ferronor in Chile 9 10 Transnet Freight Rail editThe Transnet locomotives were renumbered in the range from D35 801 to D35 814 following their Aurizon number sequence and retaining the driver only operation DOO D as a prefix to the unit number 1 5 At least eight of the Class 35 800 units were allocated to the Western Cape system and are based at Bellville Locomotive Depot Of those at least six have been superficially repainted in a shop version of the red Transnet Freight Rail livery and appear to be in service working the West Coast lines In most cases the old Aurizon numbers are still visible under the red paint Repainting was done only on the upper bodywork and everything from the running boards down were left as it was This includes the buffer beams and cowcatchers probably since the Australian yellow and grey chevron pattern on the buffer beams is an inverted version of the yellow and grey pattern used by Transnet Freight Rail At least four of the remaining units are believed to have been allocated to the Eastern Cape system With the addition of the Class 35 800s the South African Class 35 locomotive family now consists of five classes the General Electric GE Classes 35 000 and 35 400 and the GM EMD Classes 35 200 35 600 and 35 800 11 Watco Australia editIn 2019 after being awarded a grain haulage contract in Queensland Watco Australia purchased 5 of the 2170s sold to Transnet 2180 2181 2183 2184 and 2188 and shipped them back to Queensland by NGL Projects They arrived at the Port of Brisbane on 2 July 2019 and the first loco 2188D was transferred to Watco s new facilities in Warwick on 31 July 2019 They will be used on Watco s grain and cattle services in conjunction with the brand new WRA class currently being built by NRE in the United States Status table editThe present owner builder s works numbers dates in service and disposition are listed in the table 5 Queensland Railways 2170 classSouth African Class 35 800 Loco no Owner Worksno Inservice Withdrawn Disposition 2170D Ferronor 82 1100 3 Mar 1982 2171D Ferronor 82 1101 9 Mar 1982 2172F African Rail amp Traction Services 82 1102 19 Mar 1982 2173D Transnet Freight Rail 82 1103 31 Mar 1982 TFR no D35 801 likely 2174D Transnet Freight Rail 82 1104 15 Apr 1982 TFR no D35 802 2175D 82 1105 27 Apr 1982 25 Aug 1989 Scrapped 2176D Ferronor 82 1106 7 May 1982 2177D Transnet Freight Rail 82 1107 21 Jun 1982 TFR no D35 803 2178D Ferronor 82 1108 1 Jun 1982 2179D Ferronor 82 1109 16 Jun 1982 2180D Watco Australia 82 1125 25 Jun 1982 TFR no D35 804 2181D Watco Australia 83 1146 10 Feb 1983 TFR no D35 805 2182D Aurizon 83 1147 22 Feb 1983 In service 2183D Watco Australia 83 1148 3 Mar 1983 TFR no D35 806 2184D Watco Australia 83 1149 9 Mar 1983 TFR no D35 807 2185D Grindrod Locomotives 83 1150 21 Mar 1983 2186F Ferronor 83 1151 29 Mar 1983 2187D 83 1152 8 Apr 1983 7 Aug 1995 Scrapped 2188D Watco Australia 83 1153 20 Apr 1983 TFR no D35 808 2189F Aurizon 83 1154 4 May 1983 In service 2190D Aurizon 83 1155 16 May 1983 In service 2191F Aurizon 83 1156 24 May 1983 In service 2192F Aurizon 83 1157 1 Jun 1983 Stored 2193F Aurizon 83 1158 14 Jun 1983 Stored 2194F Aurizon 83 1159 22 Jun 1983 In service 2195A Queensland Rail 83 1160 29 Jun 1983 In service 2196F Aurizon 83 1161 14 Jul 1983 In service 2197F Aurizon 83 1162 28 Jul 1983 Stored Redbank Railway Workshops 2198F Aurizon 84 1218 22 Feb 1984 Stored 2199F Aurizon 83 1163 10 Aug 1983 Stored 2200F Aurizon 83 1164 17 Aug 1983 In service 2201D Ferronor 83 1165 31 Aug 1983 2202D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1166 9 Sep 1983 TFR no D35 809 2203D Ferronor 83 1167 19 Sep 1983 2204D African Rail amp Traction Services 83 1168 30 Sep 1983 2205D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1169 10 Oct 1983 11 Jan 2001 TFR no D35 810 likely 2206D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1170 19 Oct 1983 11 Jan 2001 TFR no D35 811 2207D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1171 28 Oct 1983 TFR no D35 812 2208D Aurizon 83 1172 9 Nov 1983 In service 2209D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1173 21 Nov 1983 TFR no D35 813 2210D Transnet Freight Rail 83 1174 30 Nov 1983 TFR no D35 814 2211D Ferronor 83 1175 14 Dec 1983 2212D Ferronor 83 1176 12 Jan 1984 2213D Ferronor 83 1177 23 Jan 1984 2214D Ferronor 83 1178 3 Feb 1984Gallery edit nbsp Queensland Rail 2174D traversing Denison St Rockhampton c 2000 Now TFR no D35 802 nbsp No 2180D at Beaconsfield Kimberley 7 October 2015 renumbered D35 804 bought by Watco renumbered again to 2180W nbsp No 2202D at Pyramid South Gauteng 22 September 2015 Now TFR no D35 809 nbsp TFR no D35 803 at Bellville Loco 4 July 2017 Ex QR 2170 Class no 2177D nbsp 2183D at Fisherman s IslandReferences edit a b c d e f g h i Queensland s Railway Interest Group qrig org Clyde GM 2100 Class Accessed on 24 Nov 2015 a b c d e f g h Aurizon Locomotive Datasheet 2170D Class Aurizon 26 February 2013 Queensland s Great Trains 2100 Class Accessed on 24 Nov 2015 Oberg Leon 1984 Locomotives of Australia 1850s 1980s Frenchs Forest Reed Books p 274 ISBN 0 730100 05 7 a b c d e Railpage 2170 Class QR Timeline Accessed on 24 Nov 2015 Sunlander Sunset Railway Digest January 2015 page 37 Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives International Railway Journal 18 September 2014 Transnet budget unaffected by weak market Sunday Times 2 November 2014 Aurizon Qld News Motive Power issue 106 July 2016 page 8 Motive Power Roundup Motive Power issue 107 September 2016 page 76 South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives 610mm and 1065mm Gauges Ref LXD 14 1 100 20 28 January 1975 as amendedExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Queensland Railways 2170 class at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queensland Railways 2170 class amp oldid 1209493975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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