UGL Rail PH37ACmai
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The UGL Rail PH37ACmai is a model of diesel locomotives built by UGL Rail, Broadmeadow in 2014. The frames were fabricated in Townsville.
History
[edit]In November 2011 UGL Rail announced it would develop a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge version of the GE PowerHaul locomotive.[1][2]
UGL are manufacturing three prototypes at their Broadmeadow factory.[3][4] They are similar in appearance to the UGL Rail C44aci class.
In July 2016, UGL secured a contract to supply three units to Pacific National for use in Queensland.[5] These entered service in 2018 as the PH class, numbered PH001-003. They are used on Newlands and Goonyella network coal trains.
References
[edit]- ^ UGL and GE announce narrow-gauge PowerHaul Railway Gazette 22 November 2011
- ^ UGL and GE jointly launch new narrow-gauge locomotive in Australia Railway Technology 24 November 2011
- ^ UGL Class Railpage
- ^ "The UGL/GE Powerhaul Prototype Locomotives" Railway Digest January 2014 pages 40-41
- ^ "UGL secures first Australian PowerHaul order". International Rail Journal. 4 July 2016.