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WRD Class

Road numbers:

WRD2251, WRD2252, WRD2257, WRD2266

 

Operator:

Watco Australia

 

Gauge:

1067 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

2023

 

Number built:

4

 

Model:

GL26C-3M

 

Manufacturer:

Clyde Engineering

 

Manufacturing location:

Eagle Farm, Qld

 

Engine:

EMD 645E

 

Traction power:

1697 kW

 

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

 

Weight:

110.0 t

 

Length:

18.04 m

 

In 2023 the WRD Class was formed when Watco Australia purchased former Queensland Rail 2250 Class locomotives following their service in South Africa. The 2250 Class had been formed when 25 members of the 1550, 2130 and 2141 Classes were rebuilt in 2004. They were sold to Transnet in South Africa in 2014, but returned to Australia when purchased by Watco and were renumbered as the WRD Class.

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