CBH class
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CBH002 at Wagin in 2012
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | MotivePower, Boise, Idaho |
| Serial number | 2363.01-2363.22, 2595-01 - 2595-03 |
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| Build date | 2012-2014 |
| Total produced | 25 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • Whyte | Co-Co |
| • AAR | C-C |
| • UIC | C'C' |
| Gauge |
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| Bogies | 2 |
| Length | 18.5 metres |
| Width | 2.85 metres |
| Height | 4.01 metres |
| Loco weight | 96 tonnes: CBH001-CBH011, CBH023-CBH025 120 tonnes: CBH012-CBH017 132 tonnes: CBH118-CBH122 |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover |
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| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Alternator | Kato BP 6.5 |
| Traction motors | |
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| Train brakes | Dynamic |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 90 km/h |
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| Operators | |
| Number in class | 25 |
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| Locale | Western Australia |
| Delivered | Batch 1: 14 May 2012 – 31 December 2012, Batch 2: November 2014 |
| First run | 15 June 2012 |
| Current owner | CBH Group |
| Disposition | 25 in service |
The CBH class is a class of diesel-electric freight locomotives designed and manufactured in the United States by MotivePower in Boise, Idaho, for Western Australian grain growers' co-operative CBH Group.
The CBH class was ordered to haul grain trains on the open access rail network in the south of Western Australia. The trains, operated for CBH by Watco WA Rail under a long-term contract, link various CBH grain collection points in the wheatbelt with CBH terminal and port facilities in Albany, Geraldton and Kwinana.
The 25 members of the CBH class are divided into three sub-classes, based on differences in power output, traction motors and rail gauge.
In early 2010, CBH Group called tenders for the first time for the transport of grain by rail. CBH's decision to go to tender was influenced by greater competition. An aim of the tender process was the development of a new and long-term arrangement for above-rail operations that would deliver a more efficient, effective grain transport and logistics service to CBH's grower members and their customers.
Prior to releasing the tender documents, CBH carried out extensive preliminary work to identify potential rail providers around the world, and to ensure the terms of its proposed new long term partnership would provide all parties with both the flexibility and certainty to make the necessary investment.
Tenders closed in June 2010 with bids lodged by rail operators from Australia and around the world including Asciano and the incumbent Australian Railroad Group. In December 2010 CBH awarded a long-term grain rail contract to Watco WA Rail. CBH also announced that it planned to invest up to $175 million in rolling stock as part of its decision to enter into the contract.
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