Fortescue's new, and class leader of the SD70J BB model battery electric locomotives, or BEL, 601 being delivered to Thomas yard on Tuesday December 9, 2025.
A Mammoet platform and two 'block' prime movers provide the muscle to shift these units that weigh around in excess of 260 tonnes. Hence why they were transported sans bogies, or trucks.
601 is a model SD70J BB with serial number 20218349-001 with a build date of 10-2025 and weighs 265 tonnes, or 584,225 lbs.
The two EMD 'Joule' 14.5 MWh BEL units left the Sete Lagoas plant of EMD in mid-October and were road hauled to the port of Itaguai where they were loaded onto the heavy lift vessel BBC Aquamarine for the sea voyage to Port Hedland via South Africa.
Designed to be charged by regenerative means and an overhead charging station, notice the conductor rods on the roof of the hood that contains the batteries.
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