GPU Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

GPU Class

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Stored locomotive GPU1, Junee locomotive depot, 22 December 2020.

Road numbers:

GPU1–2

Operator:

GrainCorp

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

2011

Number built:

2

Model:

DL531

Manufacturer:

AE Goodwin

Manufacturing location:

Auburn, NSW

Engine:

Alco 251B

Traction power:

708 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

75.2 t

Length:

13.5 m

Two members of the New South Wales 48 Class were rebuilt as trailing units and reclassified as the GPU Class in 2011. They are owned by New South Wales-based company GrainCorp and are currently stored at Junee.