QR National 5000 class
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The 5000 class are a class of diesel locomotive built by United Group Rail, Broadmeadow for QR National between 2005 and 2007.
History
In 2004 QR National ordered twelve 5000 class locomotives from United Group Rail. They were a heavy haulage version of the NR class and were purchased to haul coal trains from Mount Arthur mine, Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Annual Report June 2005 United Group Limited
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (2007), Locomotives of Australia, 1854 to 2007 (4th ed.), Rosenberg Publishing, pp. 434–435, ISBN 978-1-877058-54-7
- ↑ Clark, Peter (2012). An Australian Locomotive Guide. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 9781921719554.
- ↑ UGL Rail/GE 5000 Class Queensland's Rail Interest Group
- ↑ 5000 Class Railpage
- ↑ 5000 Class Vicsig
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