TasRail TR class
The TR class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia for TasRail in 2013–2014. They are currently the main Tasmanian locomotive class handling the majority of mainline services across the state.
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History
In December 2011 TasRail awarded Progress Rail Services a contract for 17 PR22L locomotives.[1] They were the first new locomotives delivered to Tasmania since the Za class in 1976. The first TR class were delivered in November 2013 with the balance to be delivered in 2014.[2][3][4][5]
Class register
| Key: | In Service | Under overhaul/repair | Withdrawn/Out of service | Preserved | Shipped | Scrapped |
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| Number | Entered Service | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 02 | May 2014 | In service | |
| 03 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 04 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 05 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 06 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 07 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 08 | March 2014 | In service | |
| 09 | April 2014 | In service | |
| 10 | April 2014 | In service | |
| 11 | April 2014 | In service | Derailed at Devonport on 21 September 2018.[6] |
| 12 | May 2014 | In service | |
| 13 | May 2014 | In service | |
| 14 | May 2014 | In service | |
| 15 | July 2014 | In service | |
| 16 | July 2014 | In service | |
| 17 | July 2014 | In service |
References
- New locomotive fleet for Tasmania Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine railexpress.com.au 15 December 2011
- TasRail unveils its two new locomotives Archived 25 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine TasRail 3 December 2013
- PR221 Branch Line Locomotive & Derivatives Downer Rail
- TR class Railpage
- TR class Rail Tasmania
- Lansdown, Sarah; Slade, Lucy (21 September 2018). "Two hurt as out-of-control train derails in Tasmania". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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