Tasmania, Australia
During the mid 1990's a few members of the ZB class were withdrawn with "uneconomic damage", two of these were to be rebuilt into the ZR class, the first example then being reclassified as the ZP class. Here are both examples ZP1 and ZR2 at Tea Tree on October 23rd, 1997.
© Stuart Dix
| Introduced | 1997 | |
| Remanufacturer | Australian National, Port Augusta, South Australia | |
| Running Numbers | ZP1, 2100 | |
| Number Built | 1 | |
| Number Extent | 1 | |
| Number In Service | 1 | |
| Number Out of Use | 0 | |
| Number Scrapped | 0 | |
| Number Preserved | 0 | |
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| Class History | Click Here | |
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| Technical Overview | Imperial | Metric |
| Gauge | 3ft 6in | 1067mm |
| Engine | English Electric 12CSVT MK III | |
| Main Alternator | Toyo Denki TY WD10314 | |
| Auxiliary Alternator | Toyo Denki CD344A-4A | |
| Traction Motors | 6 x English Electric 548 | |
| Loco Brakes | Air, Rheostatic | |
| Train Brakes | Air | |
| Wheel Arrangement | Co-Co | |
| Min Curve | 4 Chains / 264ft 0in | 80467mm |
| Length | 52ft 9in | 15697mm |
| Width | 9ft 3in | 2820mm |
| Height | 12ft 3½in | 3747mm |
| Weight | 96 tons | 97.5 tonnes |
| Weight per Axle | 16 tons | 16.3 tonnes |
| Fuel Capacity | 1200 Gals | 5455 litres |
| Power Rating | 2640HP / 2350HP | 1970kW / 1753kW |
| Tractive Effort (Start) | 77950lbs | 347kN |
| Tractive Effort (Cont) | 50400lbs @ 14½mph | 276kN @ 23km/h |
| Speed | 60mph | 96km/h |
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