1325 (Frank Archer)
MKA2 (Pat Aitchison)
Locomotive numbers: 1300-1344
Model Number: M195CX
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1967 |
| Number in class | 45 |
| Manufacturer | EE |
| Gauge | Narrow |
| Axles | Co-Co |
| Length | 15.67 m |
| Mass | 78 t |
| Engine | EE 12CSVT |
| Generator | EE 822 |
| Traction motors | EE 548 |
| Power | 1339 kW / 1795 HP (1300) 1470 kW / 1950 HP (MKA) |
| Tractive effort | 267 / 216 kN (1300) 347 / 240 kN (MKA) |
| Speed | 80 / 17 km/h (1300) 96 / 17 km/h (MKA) |
The primary use for the 1300 class was for coal from the Moura and
Blackwater mines, with these locos being based at Gladstone. They were
also used on
general freight services. Known as the "Poms", they were perhaps not as
reliable as some of the other classes.
After the 1986 electrification in the Bowen Basin coalfields, the class
became surplus, and was sold to TasRail.
Tasrail -
ZC class:
For details of the ZC class, please see the TasTrain
website.
MKA:
Eight of the ZC class were bought by MKA, and modified at Whyalla into
the MKA class. Two of these were then leased to BHP at Whyalla, while others went overseas. In
2004, when PacNat Qld started operations, they bought three of the
class (through RTS).
Pacific
National Queensland:
With its PN class still under construction, PNQ needed some motive
power in 2004, and three of the MKA class became the locos to use for
work on the North Coast line (initially based in the Maryborough
region).Now, with the PN class complete, these 3 locos have been
withdrawn. They were refurbished by RTS. RTS also now own the rest of
the
Australian-based MKA class.
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 1300 | A-162 | 10/1967 | Sold to TasRail as ZC1 |
| 1301 | A-164 | 11/1967 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1302 | A-163 | 11/1967 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1303 | A-165 | 12/1967 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1304 | A-168 | 2/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC5 |
| 1305 | A-170 | 3/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC6 |
| 1306 | A-172 | 4/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC7 |
| 1307 | A-175 | 5/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC8 |
| 1308 | A-176 | 6/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC9 |
| 1309 | A-177 | 6/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC10 |
| 1310 | A-181 | 9/1968 | Sold to TasRail as ZC11 |
| 1311 | A-183 | 10/1968 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1312 | A-185 | 11/1968 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1313 | A-188 | 1/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC14 |
| 1314 | A-189 | 2/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC15 |
| 1315 | A-192 | 2/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC16 |
| 1316 | A-195 | 4/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC17 |
| 1317 | A-198 | 5/1969 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1318 | A-201 | 6/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC19 |
| 1319 | A-200 | 7/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC20 |
| 1320 | A-208 | 12/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC21 Sold to MKA as MKA4, spent time in Malaysia. Sold to RTS, not in service |
| 1321 | A-209 | 12/1969 | Sold to TasRail as ZC22 Sold to MKA as MKA6, was leased to BHP at Whyalla and also spent time in South Africa. Sold to RTS, not in service |
| 1322 | A-210 | 1/1970 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1323 | A-211 | 2/1970 | Sold to TasRail as ZC24 |
| 1324 | A-212 | 2/1970 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1325 | A-213 | 2/1970 | Sold to TasRail as ZC26 Sold to MKA as MKA3, spent time in Malaysia. Sold to RTS then PacNatQld, In service 8-2004 |
| 1326 | A-214 | 3/1970 | Sold to TasRail as ZC27 Sold to MKA as MKA7, spent time in Malaysia. Sold to RTS, not in service |
| 1327 | A-215 | 4/1970 | Sold to TasRail as ZC28 |
| 1328 | A-216 | 4/1970 | Sold to TasRail as ZC29 |
| 1329 | A-217 | 6/1970 | Sold to TasRail Sold to MKA as MKA2, spent time in Malaysia. Sold to RTS then PacNatQld, In service 6-2004 |
| 1330 | A-223 | 1/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC31 Sold to MKA as MKA8. Sold to RTS, not in service |
| 1331 | A-224 | 2/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC32 |
| 1332 | A-225 | 3/1971 | Sold to TasRail Sold to MKA as MKA1, spent time in Malaysia. Sold to RTS then PacNatQld, In service 6-2004 |
| 1333 | A-227 | 3/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC34 |
| 1334 | A-226 | 2/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC35 |
| 1335 | A-228 | 3/1971 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1336 | A-229 | 5/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC37 |
| 1337 | A-230 | 5/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC38 |
| 1338 | A-231 | 6/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC39 |
| 1339 | A-233 | 7/1971 | Sold to TasRail |
| 1340 | A-234 | 7/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC41 Sold to MKA as MKA5, was leased to BHP at Whyalla and also spent time in South Africa. Sold to RTS, not in service |
| 1341 | A-235 | 10/1971 | Sold to TasRail as ZC42 |
| 1342 | A-245 | 3/1972 | Sold to TasRail as ZC43 |
| 1343 | A-246 | 4/1972 | Sold to TasRail as ZC44 |
| 1344 | A-247 | 5/1972 | Sold to TasRail as ZC45 |
Introduction
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