NRE E-3000E3B
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 An E-3000CC-DC operating on the White Pass and Yukon Route | |||||||||||||||||||
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The E-3000E3B is a diesel locomotive designed and built by National Railway Equipment Company for export to Australia.
Operators
[edit]Qube
[edit]Qube ordered 12 units in 2011. The first were delivered in December 2011 and the next seven in 2012.[1][2] 4 additional units were ordered but never delivered.
Consolidated Rail Leasing
[edit]Consolidated Rail Leasing ordered an unspecified number of units.[3] As at 2022, they had yet to be built.
White Pass and Yukon Route
[edit]The White Pass and Yukon Route placed an order for six units, classed as E3000CC-DC in 2020.[4] Four units had been built for Qube in 2012, but never delivered.
Summary
[edit]| Operator | Class | Number in class | Road numbers | Built | Notes |
| Qube | 1100 | 8 | 1101-1108 | 2011-2012 | 4 more (1109-1112) ordered but never delivered, sold to White Pass & Yukon Route[5] |
| Consolidated Rail Leasing | 1150 | ||||
| White Pass and Yukon Route | E3000CC-DC | 6 | 3001-3006 | 2020 | 3001-3004 originally built for Qube; 3 ft gauge w/ NRE 5650 trucks and GE764 traction motors[5][6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "QUBE Logistics expands fleet". Rail Express. 15 December 2011.
- ^ 1100 Class Vicsig
- ^ 1100 class Consolidated Rail Leasing
- ^ "White Pass & Yukon Route upgrades its locomotives". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ a b MotivePower Roundup Motive Power issue 128 March 2020 page 74
- ^ It's Full Steam–and Diesel–Ahead at White Pass & Yukon Railway Age August 6, 2019