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The 2370 class were a class of diesel locomotive built in 1975 by
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ways in Australia. All were later sold to
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History

The 2370 class was an evolution of the 2350 class. They were built for use on the Blackwater and Moura coal lines and based at
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. The class became surplus following electrification of the coal lines and in 1987 were all sold to
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where they all entered service as the ZB class.ZB Class
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They were very similar to the Tasrail Za class. In 2003, one was sold to
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and shipped to
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to operate infrastructure trains, it is now owned by
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