GWN Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

GWN Class

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Road numbers:

GWN001–5

Operator:

Magnetic Rail Group

Gauge:

1067 mm

Year of entry into service:

2013

Number built:

Model:

GT42CU-ACe

Manufacturer:

Evans Deakin Industries/EMD

Manufacturing location:

Maryborough, Qld

Engine:

EMD 710G3B

Traction power:

2259 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

120.0 t

Length:

20.8 m

Five GWN Class units were purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Australia (now One Rail Australia) for service in iron ore haulage at Whyalla in South Australia. They entered service in 2013, replacing older locomotives previously used on these trains. In 2020 they were transferred to Maryborough in Queensland. The GWN Class shares the same design as Aurizon’s 4100 and ACN Classes, and Pacific National’s 83 Class. They are now owned by Magnetic Rail Group.