Fire! Fire! Fire!
The crew of a Brisbane bound coal train had a little more excitement than they were expecting on Tuesday night. As the train was passing through Toowoomba the driver noticed smoke coming from one of the units on the train.
Fire crews attended and removed 2358 from the train and extinguised the fire that was burning in the dynamic brake system. The local paper reported that the damage was minor.
2358 originally entered service in September 1979 as 2454 - a 1500hp loco fitted with an EMD 12-645E engine. It was rebuilt as a 2300 class and was back in service in December 2001. The rebuild included the fitting of an EMD 12-645E3C engine that produces 2475hp.
Here’s another member of the 2300 class stabled in Maryborough West yard on 30 December 2007.