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:

GWU001–11

Operator:

One Rail Australia

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2012

Number built:

11

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 and another two in 2020. 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 One Rail Australia standard gauge fleet.