Railways and Tramways of Australia
EL Class
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia locomotives EL56 and EL55 with a loaded coal train, East Maitland, New South Wales, 24 January 2018.
Road numbers:
EL51–8, EL60–4
Operator:
Rail First Asset Management
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
1990
Number built:
14
Model:
CM30-8
Manufacturer:
Goninan/General Electric
Manufacturing location:
Broadmeadow, NSW
Engine:
GE 7FDL
Traction power:
2379 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
113.6 t
Length:
19.6 m
The first locomotive type in Australia with a steeply sloped front end, the EL Class entered service in 1990 with Australian National. Thirteen of the original fourteen members of the class are in now service with Rail First Asset Management in New South Wales and Victoria. EL59 was scrapped.