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2300 Class

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2300 Class locomotive 2392 and 1720 Class locomotive 1763D depart Longreach, Queensland, with the Spirit of the Outback, 3 January 2008.

Road numbers:

2331, 2335, 2338, 2353, 2358, 2360, 2362–3, 2365, 2371, 2387, 2389–92

Operator:

Aurizon

Gauge:

1067 mm

Year of entry into service:

1997

Number built:

Model:

GTL22CU

Manufacturer:

Clyde Engineering/Queensland Rail

Manufacturing location:

Redbank, Qld

Engine:

EMD 645E3C

Traction power:

1678 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

94.5 t

Length:

17.0 m

Members of the 1550, 2400, 2450 and 2470 Classes were rebuilt at Redbank Workshops in Brisbane from 1997 to 2002 to form the 2300 Class. They are used in a range of general duties throughout Queensland. Seven units were transferred to Western Australia and reclassified as the DFZ Class.