XRN Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

XRN Class

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XRN Class locomotives XRN020, XRN021 and XRN013 with an Up coal train, Lochinvar, New South Wales, 8 April 2017.

Road numbers:

XRN001–30

Operator:

Magnetic Rail Group

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2010

Number built:

Model:

C44aci

Manufacturer:

UGL

Manufacturing location:

Broadmeadow, NSW

Engine:

GE 7FDL

Traction power:

3248 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

134.0 t (low); 139.2 (high)

Length:

20.8 m

The XRN Class entered service in 2010 with mining company Xstrata and are now owned by Magnetic Rail Group. They share the C44aci production model that is in service with various freight operators in Australia. A total of 30 XRN Class units were in service by 2012, representing Australia’s largest fleet of C44aci units. They operate in Hunter Valley coal haulage.