SSR Class

Road numbers:

SSR101–2

Operator:

Southern Shorthaul Railroad

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2008

Number built:

2

Model:

GT46-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

These two units were originally LDP Class members before being reclassified as the SSR Class. They entered service in 2014 for grain haulage. SSR101 and SSR102 were the last EMD-engined locomotives to be built in Australia by Downer EDI.