Australian locomotive #6029 – is it steam, diesel, or electric? Strangely enough, it is all three at once.
The original
The first locomotive numbered #6029 is a New South Wales AD60 class Beyer-Garratt 4-8-4+4-8-4 heavy goods steam locomotive, which entered service in 1954 and is now preserved by Transport Heritage NSW.
The young one
The next locomotive numbered #6029 is a UGL Rail C44aci diesel electric locomotive, operated by Aurizon on freight services across Australia since delivery in 2012.
And the ring in
And the electric version of #6029 is actually a tram – a Melbourne E-class which entered service in 2015.
If I’m not mistaken tram 6029 is one of the cat-dogs that has an E2-class driver’s cab at one end?
I had to check my photos to confirm, but you’re correct – it received a E2 class cab sometime before January 2018.