RHA Class
Road numbers:
RHA1001–26
Operator:
Roy Hill Australia
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2015
Number built:
21
Model:
ES44ACi
Manufacturer:
General Electric
Manufacturing location:
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Engine:
GE V250
Traction power:
3281 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
197.0 t
Length:
22.0 m
The Roy Hill railway is the newest iron ore railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Using the same model as the ES44ACi locomotives in service with Rio Tinto, the RHA units were the first locomotives ordered for the Roy Hill railway. A total of 26 RHA Class locomotives are in service.