70 Class

7086 (Gary Lamb)

9472 (Richard Montgomery)


 

Locomotive numbers: 7043-7050, 7053-7098, 9401-9409, 9428-9436

Model Number: CM44-9CW or Dash9-44-cw
 

Type Diesel-Electric
Introduced 1995
Number in class 72
Manufacturer GE
Gauge Standard 
Axles Co-Co 
Length 21.356 m
Mass 197 t
Engine GE 7FDL-16
Alternator GE GMG187 or GMG197
Traction motors GE 752AJ
Power 3430 kW / 4600 HP
Tractive effort 707 / 526 kN
Speed 105 / ? km/h

The most powerful locos in the country at the time of their introduction, the 70 class was used to replace the older 30 and 40 classes on HI's network.
More entered service from late 2000 following increased mine output, later locos being in the new Pilbara Rail livery - a combination of HI and Robe River liveries.

Additions to the class have been for the Hamersley Iron (70xx) and Robe River (94xx) sections.

Build Dates:
7065-7083: 10-1994
7084-7093: 11-1994
7094-7096: 8-2000
9401-9403: 10-2001
9404-9409: 4-2003
7097-7098: 4-2003
9428-9430: 8-2003
9431-9432: 7-2003
7063-7064: 8-2003
7061-7062: 5-2004
9433-9434: 6-2004
7053-7054: 11-2005
7043-7050: 8-2006
9435-9436: 8-2006

Named locomotives:
 
7097 Ken Onley
Ken Onley was a former Hamersley Iron driver who had spent 30 years with the company.
 

Loco Serial # In Service Comments
7043
57094
12-2006

7044
57095
12-2006
7045
57096
12-2006
7046
57097
12-2006
7047
57098
12-2006
7048
57099
12-2006
7049
57100
12-2006
7050
57101
12-2006
7053
56154
?

7054
56155
?

7055
55880
8-2005
7056
55881
8-2005
7057
55882
8-2005
7058
55883
8-2005
7059
55884
8-2005
7060
55885
8-2005
7061
54768
?

7062
54769
?

7063
54243
?

7064
54244
?

7065 47744 6/1995
7066 47745 5/1995
7067 47746 4/1995
7068 47747 4/1995
7069 47748 5/1995
7070 47749 5/1995
7071 47750 4/1995
7072 47751 3/1995
7073 47752 4/1995
7074 47753 3/1995
7075 47754 6/1995
7076 47755 3/1995
7077 47756 3/1995
7078 47757 6/1995
7079 47758 6/1995
7080 47759 5/1995
7081 47760 4/1995
7082 47761 4/1995
7083 47762 4/1995
7084 47763 5/1995
7085 47764 5/1995
7086 47765 5/1995
7087 47766 4/1995
7088 47767 6/1995
7089 47768 6/1995
7090 47769 4/1995
7091 47770 3/1995
7092 47771 6/1995
7093 47772 3/1995
7094 52841 1-2001
7095 52842 1-2001
7096 52843 1-2001
7097 54160 ?
7098 54161 ?
9401 53455 3-2002
9402 53456 3-2002
9403 53457 3-2002
9404 54154
?
9405 54155
?
9406 54156
?
9407 54157
?
9408 54158
?
9409 54159
?
9428 54187
?
9429 54188
?
9430 54189
?
9431 54241
?
9432 54242
?
9433
54766
?

9434
54767
?

9435
57102
12-2006
9436
57103
12-2006

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