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
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.
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.
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.
A 90 has 45t over one of these and a NR 12t so I'm pretty sure normal 3 axle bogies would be more than adequate to travel over ARTC trackage (especially if drained of fluids).The 90's and NR's are also designed to run on standard gauge with an axle loading of ~27 tonnes. If these were going to be fitted with freight bogies as they're narrow-gauge units, then they'll be running 30TAL, considerably higher than currently permitted for the DIRN, notwithstanding their lower live weights...
They may not be able to operate in Queensland as 001, 002 and 003 as the DTC authorities needed notth of Townsville and west to Mt Isa are not alphanumeric and will confuse these locos with PN 001 to 003 apparently. Another renumbering is likely it seems.I'd expect them to be used on coal traffic.
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