The first.
Brand new GT46-ACE GWA001 sits at Mallala SA during a shunt on its load trial trip. the loco pulled 66 loaded hoppers plus a dead 22 class for a total of approx 6100 tonnes from here to Adelaide. As you can see, at the time this railway was owned by US based Genesee and Wyoming, at the time it was said that this loco was the first brand new loco ever purchased by G&W. the 10 members of the class (except 003 destroyed in a collision with a road train) are all still in service working between Adelaide and Darwin, a 5 day return trip.
The first.
Brand new GT46-ACE GWA001 sits at Mallala SA during a shunt on its load trial trip. the loco pulled 66 loaded hoppers plus a dead 22 class for a total of approx 6100 tonnes from here to Adelaide. As you can see, at the time this railway was owned by US based Genesee and Wyoming, at the time it was said that this loco was the first brand new loco ever purchased by G&W. the 10 members of the class (except 003 destroyed in a collision with a road train) are all still in service working between Adelaide and Darwin, a 5 day return trip.