Railways and Tramways of Australia
L Class
L class locomotives LZ3106 and LZ3103 in QR National ‘pineapple’ colour scheme, 17 February 2015. Photo: EurovisionNim, Wikimedia Commons.
Road numbers:
LZ3103, LZ3105–7, L3108, LZ3109, L3110, LZ3111–12, L3113, LZ3114, L3115–16, LZ3117, L3118, LZ3119, LQ3121
Operator:
Aurizon
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
1967
Number built:
25
Model:
GT26C
Manufacturer:
Clyde Engineering; Commonwealth Engineering
Manufacturing location:
Granville, NSW; Rocklea, Qld
Engine:
EMD 645E3C
Traction power:
2237 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
137.2 t
Length:
19.4 m
The L Class was the most powerful diesel locomotive type in Australia when introduced by Western Australian Government Railways in 1967. They were used in freight and passenger service on standard gauge tracks in Western Australia. Some were later rebuilt as LQ and LZ Class units. Most are now stored.