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Westrail P class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by UGL Rail· from 1989· class of 17 Australian Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives
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- 1. P 2511 Goomalling, 2013 (1): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The P class is a class of diesel locomotives built by A Goninan & Co in Bassendean for Westrail between 1989 and 1991.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 1.8 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 16 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 2 years (1989–1991).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1989–1991
- in service from
- 1989
- retired
- 1991
- status
- in service
- number built
- 17
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- UGL Rail
- operators
- Aurizon, Westrail
- top speed
- —
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co'
- weight
- 98.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7946443, Wikipedia: Westrail P class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.