5020 Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

5020 Class

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Aurizon locomotives 5044 and 5042 lead an Up coal train approaching Tarro, 11 February 2025.

Road numbers:

5021–45

Operator:

Aurizon

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2010

Number built:

Model:

C44acHi

Manufacturer:

UGL

Manufacturing location:

Chullora, NSW; Broadmeadow, NSW

Engine:

GE 7FDL

Traction power:

3248 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

180.0 t

Length:

20.8 m

The 5020 class are a further development of the earlier 5000 Class, but have increased power. Manufacturer United Group Rail was re-branded UGL in 2009. While most UGL locomotives are manufactured at Broadmeadow (near Newcastle), some of the 5020 Class were built at Chullora in Sydney. Their heavy weight means that their service is restricted to the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, where they are deployed hauling coal trains. Their arrival brought a considerable expansion of the QR National (now Aurizon) Hunter Valley fleet.