The MPI MP33C is a model of
diesel-electric freight locomotives designed and built by
MotivePower
MotivePower, Inc. (MPI) is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wabtec, and traces its history back to the MK Rail division of Morrison-Knudsen.
History
Morrison-Knudsen esta ...
in
Boise, Idaho
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, USA. To date all orders have been for Australian operators.
In April 2011, five were ordered by
CBH Group
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History
CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, a ...
,
Western Australia
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.
In May 2012, ten were ordered by
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia followed by a further six in June 2013. The latter six were delivered in February 2015.
Specifications
The MP33Cs are
hood unit
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locomotives with a single
cab at one end, and ride on three axle
bogie
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s of
C-C (Co-Co) wheel arrangement (33 signifying 3,300 hp and C, three driven axles per bogie).
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The locomotives are equipped with a ]Cummins
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V18 QSK78 prime mover
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*Unmoved mover, a concept in Aristotle's writings
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The engine blocks for the prime movers are cast in Germany and sent to the Cummins engine plant in ]Daventry
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, England, for the final machining and assembly process. They are then fitted to the locomotive in Boise, Idaho
Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown ...
.[ CBH Locomotives are fitted with D77/78.
]
Summary
See also
* List of Australian diesel locomotives
*List of Western Australian locomotive classes
This is a list of Western Australian locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive that have worked on railways in Western Australia.
The majority of Western Australian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Western Australian Governm ...
References
External links
MotivePower
website
MP33 spec Sheet
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Co-Co locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia
MPI locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 2012
Standard gauge locomotives of Australia