Railways and Tramways of Australia
FIE Class
FIE002 and FIE001 with train departing Fletchers facility near Dubbo, 8 February 2015. Photo: Greg Wotton, Flickr Commons.
Road numbers:
FIE001–4
Operator:
Fletcher International Exports
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
2015
Number built:
4
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
Three members of the FIE Class entered service in 2015 and a fourth in 2022. They are painted in the livery of their owner, Fletchers International Exports, but are operated by Southern Shorthaul Railroad working container traffic between Dubbo, in the Central West region of New South Wales, and Port Botany in Sydney.