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UGL Rail C44aci
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by UGL Rail· from 2008· Australian diesel electric locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ARG AC4305 North Dynon: Marcus Wong Wongm· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. PN 9403 Overland MBJ 13 Oct 2025: Redhen334· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The C44aci and C44ESACi are two model of Australian heavy duty diesel electric locomotive designed by UGL Rail and built at the Broadmeadow factory. They are operated by a number of rail freight operators. The design is based on the National Rail NR class but with some modifications and upgraded features.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 18 years ago, in 2008.
- 3.4 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2008
- in service from
- 2008
- status
- in service
- number built
- 140
- kind
- Diesel-Electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- UGL Rail, Industri Kereta Api
- operators
- Aurizon, East Coast Rail, Pacific National, Qube Logistics, Rail First Asset Management, Southern Shorthaul Railroad, Glencore, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia, Genesee & Wyoming Australia, Crawfords Freightlines
- top speed
- 115 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co-Co
- length
- 22 m
- weight
- 140 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7864622, Wikipedia: UGL Rail C44aci (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.