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Designated the 4000 class, the first was delivered in
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ordered 13 GT42CU ACs to commence operations in
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is a model of diesel electric locomotives manufactured by
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which has different computer system and traction motors.
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Queensland Rail diesel rail motors and multiple units
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501:coal networks, and on phosphate trains between
781:New Technology for the Queensland Rail Network
16:Model of Australian diesel-electric locomotive
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1115:Queensland Railways diesel locomotives
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858:Queensland Railways steam locomotives
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719:Locomotives of Australia 1850s–2010s
700:"QR's 4000 class AC Traction units"
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866:Double Boilered Cross locomotive
802:Queensland's Rail Interest Group
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1532:Rail transport in Queensland
766:Pacific National looks north
539:The design evolved into the
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639:, standard gauge competitor
474:ordered 38 GT42CU ACs from
331:100 km/h (62 mph)
42:4046 under construction at
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704:December 1999 pages 26, 42
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1353:electric multiple units
480:Evans Deakin Industries
643:Downer EDI Rail GT46C
456:Electro-Motive Diesel
1304:electric locomotives
717:Oberg, Leon (2010).
1380:Electric Tilt Train
631:Related Development
323:Performance figures
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678:April 1998 page 11
516:In February 2004,
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379:Pacific National
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258:Traction motors
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60:Type and origin
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38:PN002 &
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1491:locomotives
1489:Downer Rail
1471:locomotives
1433:locomotives
1046:C13 Baldwin
996:B11 Baldwin
976:A12 (small)
961:A10 Neilson
956:A10 Ipswich
951:A10 Fairlie
946:A10 Baldwin
896:6D11½ Motor
891:6D11½ Crane
657:, successor
511:QR National
484:Maryborough
452:Maryborough
429:Disposition
402:PN001–PN013
234:Engine type
223:Prime mover
192:Loco weight
81:Maryborough
48:Maryborough
1547:Categories
1475:Electric:
1457:Electric:
742:4000 Class
662:References
600:1999–2005
597:4001–4049
541:GT42CU ACe
522:intermodal
507:Townsville
495:Blackwater
460:Queensland
291:Loco brake
248:Alternator
205:short tons
98:Build date
65:Power type
1508:Carriages
1321:3500/3600
1316:3300/3400
1311:3100/3200
906:6D13½ Abt
886:4D11½ Abt
503:Mount Isa
486:factory.
444:GT42CU AC
407:Delivered
400:4001–4049
375:Operators
349:460
271:Cylinders
212:Fuel type
201:long tons
195:120
101:1999–2005
93:GT42CU AC
24:GT42CU AC
1495:Diesel:
1439:Diesel:
1051:C13 Dubs
814:Railpage
812:PN Class
784:Archived
744:Railpage
555:Operator
530:Brisbane
528:between
448:EDi Rail
265:1TB 2622
133:
77:EDi Rail
44:EDi Rail
1302:Aurizon
587:Aurizon
466:History
419:Aurizon
397:Numbers
296:Dynamic
263:Siemens
73:Builder
1401:McKeen
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534:Cairns
370:Career
216:Diesel
203:; 130
184:Height
168:Length
144:Co'Co'
1477:BMACC
1041:BB18¼
911:6D13½
622:2005
591:4000
580:Notes
575:Built
560:Class
547:Fleet
499:Moura
199:(120
176:Width
150:Gauge
87:Model
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1282:4100
1277:4000
1272:2800
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1091:DD17
1081:CC19
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1016:B13½
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931:8D11
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921:6D16
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723:ISBN
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308:NYAB
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1497:LDP
1385:NGR
1375:IMU
1370:SMU
1365:ICE
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1071:C18
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1061:C16
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