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The GT42CU AC is a model of diesel electric locomotives manufactured by EDi Rail, Maryborough between 1999 and 2005 under licence from Electro-Motive Diesel, for use on narrow gauge railways in Queensland. ==History== In March 1998 Queensland Rail ordered 38 GT42CU ACs from Clyde Engineering.〔"QR Orders AC Drive Locomotives and New Coal Wagons" ''Railway Digest'' April 1998 page 11〕 They were the first locomotives ordered from Clyde Engineering after its takeover by Evans Deakin Industries and were built at the latter's Maryborough factory.〔"Narrow Gauge Big Power - QR's 4000 Class GT42CU Locomotives" ''Railway Digest'' May 1998 page 13〕 Designated the 4000 class, the first was delivered in October 1999.〔"QR's 4000 class AC Traction units" ''Railway Digest'' December 1999 pages 26, 42〕 After an extensive evaluation process the first entered service in May 2000 with all in service by May 2001.A further 11 were ordered in March 2003 and entered service in 2004/05.〔(4000 Class ) Railpage〕 They are primarily used on the Blackwater and Moura coal networks, and on phosphate trains between Mount Isa and Townsville. All were included in the transfer of Queensland Rail's freight business to QR National in July 2010.〔(EDI/EMD 4000 Class ) Queensland's Rail Interest Group〕 In February 2004 Pacific National ordered 13 GT42CU ACs to commence operations in Queensland. Designated the PN class, they entered service in 2005 and are used on intermodal services on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns.〔〔(Pacific National looks north ) ''Railway Gazette'' 1 February 2004〕〔(New Technology for the Queensland Rail Network ) Pacific National〕〔(EDI/GM PN Class ) Queensland's Rail Interest Group〕〔(PN Class ) Railpage〕 The design evolved into the GT42CU ACe which has different computer system and traction motors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Downer EDI Rail GT42CU AC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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