3100 & 3200 Class

The 3100 and 3200 classes were the first of the electric locos in QR's massive electrification scheme in the Bowen Basin coalfields. This class is based at Jililan (near Sarina), and works the northern end of the coalfields. The 31xx locos are fitted with Locotrol.

TECHNICAL DATA

Locomotive Numbers	3100 Class 3101-4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,48,52,60,64,68
Locomotive Numbers	3200 Class 3205-7,9-11,13-15,17-19,21-23,25-27,29-31, 33-35,37-39,41-43,45-47,49-51,53-55,57-59, 61-63,65-67,69-86
Type	Electric (25kV 50Hz AC)
Introduced	1986
Number in class	87; 84 in service
Manufacturer	Comeng, Rocklea
Gauge	Narrow Gauge (1,067mm or 3' 6")
Axles	O°-O° O°-O° O°-O° Bo-Bo-Bo
Length	20.4m
Mass	110t
Electrical Equipment	GE-Hitachi
Traction Motors	Hitachi HS12254
Power	2900 kW / 3870 HP
Tractive Effort	375 / 260 kN
Speed	80km/h (50 mph)

CLASS INFORMATION

Locomotive	In Service	Withdrawn	Scrapped	Comments
3101	11/1986
3102	11/1986
3103	2/1987
3104	11/1986
3205	2/1987
3206	3/1987
3207	4/1987
3108	5/1987
3209	5/1987
3210	5/1987
3211	6/1987
3112	11/1987
3213	6/1987
3214	8/1987
3215	7/1987
3116	9/1987
3217	9/1987
3218	9/1987
3219	9/1987
3120	10/1987
3221	9/1987
3222	9/1987
3223	10/1987
3124	11/1987
3225	12/1987
3226	12/1987
3227	11/1987
3128	1/1988
3229	12/1987
3230	12/1987
3231	12/1987
3132	3/1988
3233	1/1988
3234	1/1988
3235	2/1988
3136	2/1988
3237	3/1988
3238	2/1988
3239	3/1988
3140	5/1988
3241	5/1988
3242	4/1988
3243	4/1988
3144	7/1988
3245	5/1988
3246	5/1988
3247	6/1988
3148	6/1988
3249	6/1988
3250	6/1988
3251	6/1988
3152	7/1988
3253	7/1988
3254	8/1988
3255	8/1988
3156	9/1988
3257	9/1988
3258	10/1988
3259	10/1988
3160	11/1988
3261	12/1988
3262	10/1988
3263	11/1988
3164	12/1988
3265	11/1988
3266	12/1988
3267	1/1989	11/1994	?	Black Mountain derailment
3168	1/1989
3269	1/1989
3270	2/1989
3271	2/1989
3272	3/1989
3273	4/1989
3274	6/1989
3275	7/1989
3276	7/1989
3277	7/1989
3278	7/1989
3279	8/1989	11/1994		Black Mountain derailment
3280	9/1989
3281	9/1989
3282	10/1989	11/1994	?	Black Mountain derailment
3283	12/1989
3284	11/1989
3285	11/1989
3286	12/1989

NAMED LOCOMOTIVES

Locomotive	Given Name	Comment
3101	Sir Joh Bjelke Peterson	Sir Joh was a past Queensland premier
3103	John Jeffcoat	John Jeffcoat was a past Chief Mechanical Engineer

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