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LDP Class

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QR National locomotives LDP009 and LDP001 with a Down intermodal freight approaching Sandgate, New South Wales, 29 April 2012.

Road numbers:

LDP001–9

Operator:

Pacific National

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2008

Number built:

Model:

GT46C-Ace

Manufacturer:

Downer EDI

Manufacturing location:

Cardiff, NSW

Engine:

EMD 710G3C

Traction power:

3207 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

133.5 t

Length:

20.8 m

Built by Downer EDI, the LDP Class were formerly part of Progress Rail’s fleet, but were purchased by Pacific National in 2019. Three of the original LDP Class members were reclassified as TT Class units, while another two were reclassified as SSR Class and six as 83 Class. The remaining units are in service working interstate freight trains, mainly between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.