VL class
Encyclopedia
The VL class are an Australia
n diesel electric locomotives
operated by Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia. Built by Avteq in Melbourne
, they use EMD components and are based upon the Freight Australia XR class
design. The VL class (along with the RL class) are still being delivered to service, and have been leased to operators such as El Zorro
and QRNational.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n diesel electric locomotives
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
operated by Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia. Built by Avteq in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, they use EMD components and are based upon the Freight Australia XR class
Freight Australia XR class
The XR class diesel electric locomotives are a mainline hood unit design built by Freight Australia at their South Dynon workshops.The first members of the XR class were rebuilt from first and second series X class locomotives, being provided with more powerful rebuilt engines cascaded from the G...
design. The VL class (along with the RL class) are still being delivered to service, and have been leased to operators such as El Zorro
El Zorro (railway)
El Zorro is a railway operator based in Victoria, Australia. It is a private company that was founded in 1999, based in Spotswood, and named by director Ray Evans who has a taste for things Spanish. . The company has three shareholders: director Ray Evans, business manager Geoff Tighe, and Lisa...
and QRNational.