WAGR D class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways D/DA Class

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D1562 at Bunbury Port in January 2004
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Clyde Engineering, Granville, New South Wales
Model Electro Motive Diesel G26CU
Build date 1971/72
Total produced 12
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. C-C
UIC class Co-Co, Co′Co′
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 17.2 m (56 ft 5 in)
Loco weight D: 109.7 tonnes (108.0 long tons; 120.9 short tons)
DA: 97.5 tonnes (96.0 long tons; 107.5 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Electro Motive Diesel 16-645E
Generator Electro Motive Diesel D32
Traction motors Electro Motive Diesel 548
Loco brake D: Dynamic
DA:Air
Performance figures
Power output 1,491 kW (2,000 hp)
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
Number in class 12
Numbers D1561-D1565
DA1571-DA1577
First run February 1971
Current owner Aurizon
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Disposition 4 in service, 2 stored, 5 unknown, 1 scrapped

The D/DA class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1971/72.

History

Five D class were ordered by the Western Australian Government Railways to haul bauxite services. These were followed by seven DA class locomotives. These differed in not having dynamic brakes and were 12 tonnes lighter.[1]

In August 1998, D1564-65 were sold to Tranz Rail and rebuilt with new cabs at Hutt Workshops before being sent to TasRail in June 2001 entering service as 2020-21.[2][3] In September 1998, D1563 was exported to Chile, where it would be overhauled and operated by the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.[4][5][6]

The remaining nine locomotives were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in October 2000. When this was split in June 2006, DA 1577 was transferred to Genesee & Wyoming Australia with the South Australian business[7] with the other eight passed to QR National with the Western Australian operations.[8][9] D1562 and DAZ1902-06 were exported to South Africa in January 2015 and are now owned by APEX Industrial.

Class list (D)

Key: In Service Withdrawn Preserved Converted Unknown Scrapped
Serial Number Date Built Original Road Number Renumbered As Current/Last Owner Status
70-723 February 1971 D1561 - Aurizon Scrapped (September 2011)
70-724 1971 D1562 - Rovos Rail For use on Rovos Rail's Pretoria - Dar Es Salaam service.
70-725 May 1971 D1563 2001 Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia Exported to Chile
70-726 June 1971 D1564 2020 Tasrail Rebuilt by Tranz Rail before being sent to Tasrail
70-727 July 1971 D1565 2021 Tasrail Rebuilt by Tranz Rail before being sent to Tasrail

Class list (DA)

Key: In Service Withdrawn Preserved Converted Unknown Scrapped
Serial Number Date Built Original road number Renumbered as Owner Status
72-758 April 1972 DA1571 DAZ1901 Aurizon -
72-759 1972 DA1572 DAZ1902 APEX Industrial Exported to South Africa
72-760 1972 DA1573 DAZ1903 APEX Industrial Exported to South Africa
72-761 1972 DA1574 DAZ1904 APEX Industrial Exported to South Africa
72-762 1972 DA1575 DAZ1905 APEX Industrial Exported to South Africa
72-763 1972 DA1576 DAZ1906 APEX Industrial Exported to South Africa
72-764 October 1972 DA1577 1907 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Used on the Whyalla-Iron Knob railway

References

  1. ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 275. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. ↑ 2020 Class Railpage
  3. ↑ D class Rail Tasmania
  4. ↑ "Westrail" Railway Digest November 1998 page 37
  5. ↑ D Class Railpage
  6. ↑ DA Class Railpage
  7. ↑ 1900 Class Railpage
  8. ↑ DAZ Class Railpage
  9. ↑ Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s-2007. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 364-366. ISBN 1877058548.

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