QL Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

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QL003, QL002 and QL010 pass through Bundanoon with No. 2MW7 Qube steel train to Port Kembla, 8 January 2025.

QL Class

Road numbers:

QL001–20

Operator:

Qube Logistics

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2021

Number built:

Model:

C44aci

Manufacturer:

UGL

Manufacturing location:

Broadmeadow, NSW

Engine:

7FDL-16EFI

Traction power:

3364 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

134.0 t

Length:

22.0 m

Twelve QL Class locomotives were ordered by Qube Logistics, with all entering service in 2021. Built by UGL using the C44aci model that has become common on Australian railways, they are used on Qube freight services. A further eight units were subsequently ordered, commencing service from 2023.