2400 Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

2400 Class

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2400 Class locomotive No. 2414 (nearest camera) and 2470 Class locomotive No. 2490H with The Westlander, Roma Street railway station, Brisbane, 14 July 2020.

Road numbers:

2410–11, 2413–15

Operator:

Queensland Rail

Gauge:

1067 mm

Year of entry into service:

1977

Number built:

Model:

GL22C-2

Manufacturer:

Commonwealth Engineering

Manufacturing location:

Eagle Farm, Qld

Engine:

EMD 645E

Traction power:

1119 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

91.4 t

Length:

17.0 m

The 2400 Class is a further development of the earlier Queensland Railways 1550 Class. They were designed as general traffic units. Eighteen members of the class were rebuilt as the 2300 Class from 1997. The remaining units are used in general freight and passenger service in Queensland.