UGL, Australia’s only manufacturer and maintainer of Australian-made locomotives, is delivering a $297m contract, over seven years, to design, manufacture and supply new fuel-efficient diesel electric locomotives for longstanding client, Pacific National.
Challenge
Our challenge was to design a next generation locomotive that delivers significant improvements in fuel efficiency, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions compared to previous models.
Solution
The C44 Evolution locomotives will be the most technologically advanced, fuel-efficient, and environmentally compatible diesel electric locomotives in Australia.
The new C44ESACi Evolution Locomotive uses the Wabtec Eco friendly Evolution engine to achieve world class heavy haul fuel efficiency and in turn exceed the current RISSB emission standard of 0.27 g/kWh for particulate matter.
Benefits
- One Evolution locomotive will prevent 430t of CO2 from entering the atmosphere per year when compared to a C44ACi
- The Evolution can deliver significantly more fuel efficiency compared to the previous model
- One Evolution locomotive performing the same journey as a C44ACi locomotive will save approximately 133,000L per year
- When Wabtec’s Trip Optimiser is added the saving will be an additional 75%.
Application
The fleet is being designed and manufactured in Newcastle, New South Wales – building a strong home-grown supply chain and ongoing local employment.