MKA BU Class
Slug
| Build: | Morrison-Knudsen | ||||||||
| UIC axles: | (A1A)(A1A) | ||||||||
| Length: | 11.74 m | ||||||||
| Weight: | 57 t | ||||||||
| here were four BU Class booster units - engineless 'slugs' fitted with traction motors and braking, powered by a coupled locomotive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug_%28railroad%29 They were built by Morrison Knudsen Australian in 1994 from four former Australian National 600 Class Goodwin/ALCo locomotives: http://trainspo.com/class/5098/ The were A1A-A1A units, 11.74 metres long, weighing 56.9 tonnes and were capable of operating only with ALF Class locomotives. Numbered BU1-BU4, they were not successful, and were seldom used. They were originally owned by Morrison Knudsen Australia (MKA) and intended for lease to Australian National for use with their eight ALF Class locomotives. However, all four passed to NREC ownership and were eventually scrapped in 2009. BU2 was in MKA ownership when photographed. |
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