CLF Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

CLF Class

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CLF2 and CLP11, Goulburn, New South Wales, 19 April 2016.

Road numbers:

CLF1–6

Operator:

Aurizon (CLF5–6); Rail Power (CLF2, CLF4); Southern Shorthaul Railroad (CLF1, CLF3)

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1993

Number built:

Model:

AT26C-2M

Manufacturer:

Morris Knudsen Australia

Manufacturing location:

Whyalla, SA

Engine:

EMD 645E3C

Traction power:

2461 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

128.0 t

Length:

19.6 m

Originally members of the Commonwealth Railways CL Class, which had provided reliable passenger and freight service since 1970, these units were rebuilt for freight service from 1993 and reclassified as the CLF Class. They are similar to the CLP class, which were also rebuilt from the CL Class.