| Downer EDI Rail GT46C | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | Clyde Engineering, Forrestfield, Western Australia EDI Rail, Cardiff EDI Rail, Port Augusta |
| Buildmodel: | Electro-Motive Diesel GT46C |
| Builddate: | 1997-2003 |
| Totalproduction: | 24 |
| Aarwheels: | C-C |
| Uicclass: | Co-Co, Co′Co' |
| Length: | 22m (72feet) |
| Locoweight: | 134t |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Primemover: | Electro-Motive Diesel 16-710G3B-ES |
| Aspiration: | Turbocharger |
| Generator: | Electro-Motive Diesel AR11 PBEH |
| Tractionmotors: | Electro-Motive Diesel D87BTRL |
| Cylindercount: | 16 |
| Multipleworking: | AAR |
| Maxspeed: | 115km/h |
| Poweroutput: | 3100kW |
| Locobrakes: | Air brake |
| Trainbrakes: | Air brake |
| Operator: | Aurizon |
| Operatorclass: | Q/FQ/V class (Aurizon) |
| Numinclass: | 24 |
| Fleetnumbers: | Q4001-Q4019 V544 FQ01-FQ04 |
| Locale: | Australia |
| Firstrundate: | 14 July 1997 |
| Lastrundate: | December 2003 |
| Currentowner: | Aurizon |
| Disposition: | 24 in service |
The GT46C is a model of diesel-electric locomotive designed and built by Clyde Engineering using Electro-Motive Diesel components. A number of Australian rail freight operators purchased them from 1997: Aurizon as the Q class, FQ class, and V class., all 24 locomotives were owned by Aurizon following its purchase of certain One Rail Australia assets in July 2022.
In May 1996, Westrail ordered 15 GT46Cs from Clyde Engineering as part of an order that also included nine narrow gauge S class locomotives.[1] The order was later extended to 19.[2] All were assembled at a facility established by Clyde Engineering within Westrail's Forrestfield Depot to fulfill the contract with components manufactured at Clyde's Kelso and Somerton plants.[3] [4] All were included in the sale of Westrail to Aurizon in 2012 19 Locomotives numbered as the Q class, they were later reclassified as the 4000 class.[5] [6]
Following the destruction of two G class locomotives in 1999, Freight Australia ordered a single GT46AC from EDI Rail who had purchased Clyde Engineering. It was built at their Cardiff Locomotive Workshops in 2002.[7] [8] Numbered V544, it was named after Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. It was included in the sale of the business to Pacific National in February 2004. The locomotive initially operated interstate freight duties, primarily the SCT Logistics service from Melbourne to Perth. In late 2007, it moved to haul Leigh Creek to Port Augusta coal trains in South Australia, servicing the Playford B and Northern power stations. Between March 2014 and May 2021, V544 In Service at Port Augusta workshops Meaning Get Out Rid From Pacifc National. In July 2022, it was sold to Aurizon Repainted in ORA livery.
In 2003, four were built by EDI Rail at Port Augusta for FreightLink. They were purchased for use on the Adelaide-Darwin railway. The first two units were painted in Indigenous Australian liveries, the other two were in FreightLink red.[9] [10] All were included in the sale of FreightLink to One Rail Australia,[11] [12] and later In July 2022 Meaning Into Repaint Aurizon.
| Key: | In service | Stored or withdrawn | Preserved | Under Overhaul | Converted | Scrapped |
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| Number | Original number | In service | Out of service | Current owner | Livery | Previous owners | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4001 | Q301 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4002 | Q302 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4003 | Q303 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4004 | Q304 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4005 | Q305 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | ARG Orange & Black | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4006 | Q306 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4007 | Q307 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4008 | Q308 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4009 | Q309 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4010 | Q310 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | ARG/QR Yellow & Maroon | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4011 | Q311 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon - Yellow, Orange, Red & Grey | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4012 | Q312 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4013 | Q313 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | ARG/QR Yellow & Maroon with Missing Both Logo | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4014 | Q314 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4015 | Q315 | 1997/1998 | Aurizon | ARG/QR Yellow & Maroon | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4016 | Q316 | 1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4017 | Q317 | 1998 | Aurizon | Westrail Yellow & Blue with Aurizon Logos | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4018 | Q318 | 1998 | Aurizon | Aurizon Basic Yellow | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service | ||
| Q4019 | Q319 | 1998 | Aurizon | ARG/QR Yellow & Maroon | Westrail (1997-2000), Australian Railroad Group (2000-2011) | In service |
| Number | Name | In service | Out of service | Current owner | Livery | Previous owners | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FQ01 | Kurra Kurraka | December 2003 | Aurizon | ORA Orange & Black With Aurizon Logos | FreightLink (2003-2010), One Rail Australia (2010-2022) | In service | ||
| FQ02 | Purnu | December 2003 | Aurizon | ORA Orange & Black With Aurizon Logos | FreightLink (2003-2010), One Rail Australia (2010-2022) | In service | ||
| FQ03 | Wagiman | December 2003 | Aurizon | ORA Orange & Black With Aurizon Logos | FreightLink (2003-2010), One Rail Australia (2010-2022) | In service | ||
| FQ04 | Aboriginal Stockman | December 2003 | Aurizon | ORA Orange & Black With Aurizon Logos | FreightLink (2003-2010), One Rail Australia (2010-2022) | In service |