GWU Class
GWU001 and FQ03 rolling along the line with 7AD1 freight, near Two Wells, South Australia, 11 January 2014. Photo: Jack Chambers, Flickr Commons.
Road numbers:
GWU001–9
Operator:
Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2012
Number built:
9
Model:
C44aci
Manufacturer:
UGL
Manufacturing location:
Broadmeadow, NSW
Engine:
GE 7FDL
Traction power:
3248 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
134.0 t (low); 139.2 (high)
Length:
20.8 m
Nine of the GWU Class units entered service in 2012. They were built using the C44aci production model, which is in service with various railway operators throughout Australia. The GWU Class are part of the Genesee & Wyoming Australia standard gauge fleet.