Subscribe to RSS feedPacific National goes electric in Queensland
The second of 25 new electric locomotives to be used for Pacific National's Queensland coal operations entered service on Sunday.
On track: Two of the 25 ordered Siemens 7100 electric locomotives now in operation
This is the first time Asciano-owned Pacific National has used electric trains in Queensland and comes as the group increases its presence in the market, which has long been dominated by Queensland Rail.
The roll-out of the Siemens-built Class 7100 locomotives is running six weeks ahead of schedule, with the manufacturer confident it will have a further 13 commissioned and tested by the end of the year.
The first of the narrow-gauge, 25kV locomotives, built in Munich, entered service last month.
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