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The C Class passed to National Rail in 1995, and were put into storage after the delivery of the NR Class. National Rail would later sell the class (except C501) to Allco Rail for use with Silverton. C501 was restored to original VR livery by the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre, and is leased to freight operators such as PN and El Zorro. The remainder of the class were reactivated and overhauled by 2010 in a joint venture between Allco Rail and CFCLA. When Allco Rail went into liquidation, ownership of C502, C503 and C508 passed to CFCLA outright, while the remaining units passed to Coote Industrial (and now Engenco) for lease service.
Source: Trackside
We identify rebuilt and renumbered locomotives from this class as well as other classes with similar mechanical configurations and present those classes below.
Title | Value |
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Introduced | 1977 |
Wheel arrangement | Co-Co |
Manufactured by | Clyde Engineering - Rosewater, South Australia |
Traction type | Diesel-Electric |
Number in database | 10 |
Weight | 135.00t |
Production model | GT26C |
Date | 23 May 2014 20:35 |
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Previous description | |
New description | The ten members of the C Class were ordered by the Victorian Railways for heavy freight work on the Melbourne to Albury/Sydney and Melbourne to Serviceton (and later, Adelaide) corridors. The C Class were based on the design of the WAGR L Class before them, with their external appearance bearing striking similarity to the third series X Class design. The C Class passed to National Rail in 1995, and were put into storage after the delivery of the NR Class. National Rail would later sell the class (except C501) to Allco Rail for use with Silverton. C501 was restored to original VR livery by the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre, and is leased to freight operators such as PN and El Zorro. The remainder of the class were reactivated and overhauled by 2010 in a joint venture between Allco Rail and CFCLA. When Allco Rail went into liquidation, ownership of C502, C503 and C508 passed to CFCLA outright, while the remaining units passed to Coote Industrial (and now Engenco) for lease service. Source: [url=http://trackside.wordpress.com/emd/]Trackside[/url] |
Previous image ID | 3976439915 |
New image ID | 6940612736 |
Number in database | 10 | |
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Operational | 9 | C501 C502 C504 C505 C506 C507 C508 C509 C510 |
Stored | 1 | C503 |
Road number | Gauge | Status | Last owner | Last operator / caretaker | |
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C501 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Seymour Railway Heritage Centre | QUBE Logistics |
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C502 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia | QUBE Logistics |
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C503 | Standard1435mm | Stored | National Rail Corporation | Southern Shorthaul Railroad |
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C504 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | QUBE Logistics |
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C505 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Freightliner Australia |
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C506 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Sydney Rail Services |
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C507 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Sydney Rail Services |
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C508 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia | Southern Shorthaul Railroad |
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C509 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Sydney Rail Services |
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C510 | Standard1435mm | Operational | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Freightliner Australia |
Please note - in the case of scrapped, renumbered or rebuilt locomotives, the last operator or owner is listed.
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