I wonder if there is a new operator on the rise !
New locos at UGL
NR58
Locomotive Fireman
GT46C-ACe
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Sydney, NSW
Well it's certainly not MinRes, similar red but the other bits aren't the same.
NR58
Locomotive Fireman
Transvolution ?????
james.au
Chief Commissioner
Location: Sydney, NSW
Red locos look pretty impressive!
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
Transvolution ?????What?? to assist the pair of life expired BG 830's they bought from G&WA!!!!
NR58
Locomotive Fireman
Yeah Pressman you would be more right than me lol. It was a stupid joke 
M636C
Minister for Railways
Has everyone missed this answer?Photos are appearing today of an AC43/44 at UGL in a previously unseen livery - mid/dark grey body with red cab & trim. No logos or other identifiers so far. No doubt more pics & info will surface shortly.Probably for the Crawford’s traffic out of Sandgate which is said to be getting a couple to replace the C class currently in use on this service.
M636C
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
Seems so M636CHas everyone missed this answer?Photos are appearing today of an AC43/44 at UGL in a previously unseen livery - mid/dark grey body with red cab & trim. No logos or other identifiers so far. No doubt more pics & info will surface shortly.Probably for the Crawford’s traffic out of Sandgate which is said to be getting a couple to replace the C class currently in use on this service.
M636C
NR58
Locomotive Fireman
No they cant get rid of the C Class !
james.au
Chief Commissioner
Location: Sydney, NSW
I like the grey. Different and industrial!
greasyrhys
Chief Commissioner
Location: MacDonald Park, SA
Should've built them without any crummy silencing equipment. Stuff the EPA!!!
bingley hall
Minister for Railways
Location: Last train to Skaville
Hi AllLooks like a packet of biscuits
There are a couple of pix of the new Crawfords loco on
my blog if anyone has not seen it yet. link
Regards Mathew Hughes
Poath Junction
Chief Commissioner
Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
PHC001 "Carrot" and PHC002 "Spud" went for a trial run today. Pictures surfacing in private groups, here's a publically accessible shot of the two loco's with CF4402 in between them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggles3265/24950032080/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggles3265/24950032080/in/dateposted-public/
Junction box
Chief Commissioner
Location: newy
Not much to look at in the Hunter these days, C44, TT or 90.
Wallip
Chief Commissioner
Location: Perth
I have had a brief search, but just wondering where the PCH's fit serial number wise?
Cheers
Cheers
MaskedRailfan
Train Controller
Announced by UGL today that the PH37's have been purchased by PN, plus another 3 x 93 class. I assume the 93's
will be new builds.
will be new builds.
LancedDendrite
Chief Commissioner
Location: North Haverbrook; where the monorail is king!
The press release is slightly more substantial than that:
UGL Limited (ASX: UGL) today announced that it has been awarded a $594 million agreement for the supply and maintenance of locomotives to Pacific National. UGL provides maintenance services to Pacific National across a number of their locomotive fleets and has entered into a long term arrangement for the maintenance of these locomotives encompassing:Interesting to see that PacNat is buying more 93 class locos despite the apparent surplus of motive power they have on SG. Perhaps they're looking at scrapping or selling off some more of their older locos? Or will this be to supplant motive power that they're currently leasing?Further to the long term maintenance agreement UGL has entered into a contract with PN for the supply of:
- Renewal of the agreement for maintenance of the 71 Class Siemens locomotives based in Nebo, Queensland for a period of 10 years to 30 June 2026.
- Extension of the existing maintenance contract for the 92/93 Class locomotives from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2026.
- Extension of the existing maintenance contract for the NR Class locomotives from 1 February 2020 to 30 June 2026.
- A new contract to maintain the Victorian EMD locomotive fleet until 30 June 2026.
UGL CEO Ross Taylor said “We are very pleased to extend our long term relationship with Pacific National and look forward to working together over the next ten years in the provision of cost effective and efficient locomotive maintenance services.”
- Three C44ACi locomotives expanding PN’s existing 93 class fleet.
- Three PH37 narrow gauge locomotives, designed by UGL for freight haulage in Queensland.
EFB5800
Chief Train Controller
Location: On my office roof.
PN have been using a set of 3 CFs on Northern coal recently, though I haven't sighted them for a little while. Perhaps it's time to replace them.
EFB5800
Chief Train Controller
Location: On my office roof.
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/efb5800/30327631674/
'New' 93 at UGL Broadmeadow today. 93 in one number box , but nothing in the other side yet. The 2 primer painted C44s are both in the yard, no sign of the undercoated pair for a while now.
'New' 93 at UGL Broadmeadow today. 93 in one number box , but nothing in the other side yet. The 2 primer painted C44s are both in the yard, no sign of the undercoated pair for a while now.
DounutCereal
Chief Train Controller
Location: Who knows.
A photo has surfaced on the book of face of 9318 in full PN livery and looking pretty close to being delivered
Photo courtesy of Damien Butler:
And there's two of the Powerhauls sitting nearby still unlettered and without numbers, though they now appear to be sitting on their own bogies (photo from the same source):
I didn't know UGL had any 3' 6" track in their yard, either that or they've done some funky SG conversion on the new locos
Photo courtesy of Damien Butler:
And there's two of the Powerhauls sitting nearby still unlettered and without numbers, though they now appear to be sitting on their own bogies (photo from the same source):
I didn't know UGL had any 3' 6" track in their yard, either that or they've done some funky SG conversion on the new locos
GS4
Train Controller
Thank you for posting the latest pics. 
I had asked the question previously about 3'6" in Goninans yard and they have some leading to the paint shed if I remember correctly. If that ain't the track then maybe they are shipping / towing them on standard gauge bogies like Walkers does with WA's SMU's.
I had asked the question previously about 3'6" in Goninans yard and they have some leading to the paint shed if I remember correctly. If that ain't the track then maybe they are shipping / towing them on standard gauge bogies like Walkers does with WA's SMU's.
nswtrains
Chief Commissioner
Thank you for posting the latest pics.The poster stated they appeared to be on their own NG bogies. If to be shipped by SG they would need a TOC waiver to run them on specially adapted 4 wheel SG freight bogies as they would have a fair axle load.
I had asked the question previously about 3'6" in Goninans yard and they have some leading to the paint shed if I remember correctly. If that ain't the track then maybe they are shipping / towing them on standard gauge bogies like Walkers does with WA's SMU's.
GT46C-ACe
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Sydney, NSW
4 axle bogies for a 120t locomotive?
M636C
Minister for Railways
Thank you for posting the latest pics.The track the UGLs are standing on id dual gauge.
I had asked the question previously about 3'6" in Goninans yard and they have some leading to the paint shed if I remember correctly. If that ain't the track then maybe they are shipping / towing them on standard gauge bogies like Walkers does with WA's SMU's.
It was used extensively to test the rebuilt 3700 class locomotives completed in Broadmeadow.
I have photos of the UGL units still grey being tested on those tracks. The surrounding fence is a real pain for photographs.
When shipped, the UGLs would be empty of fuel, sand and cooling water so would weigh less than 120 tonnes and would probably run on standard freight bogies. I'd expect that they'd be put on their own bogies at Acacia Ridge and set up at Moolabin, but that's just my guess.
M636C
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