WAGR D class (diesel)

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Western Australian Government Railways D 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 G26C
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 9 in service, 2 stored, 1 scrapped

The D 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 Ds 1564 and 1565 locomotives were sold to Tranz Rail and rebuilt with new cabs at Hutt Workshops before being sent to TasRail in June 2001 entering service as Ds 2020 and 2021.[2][3] In September 1998 D1563 was sold to Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Chile.[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] D 1562 and DAZs 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 were exported to South Africa in January 2015 and are now operated by APEX.

Class register

Key: In service On lease Out of service Preserved Overhaul/Repair Scrapped
Number Introduced Withdrawn Status/Notes
D 1561 1971 Withdrawal date unknown. Scrapped in September 2011.
D 1562 1971 Shipped to South Africa. Operated by APEX.
D 1563 1971 Now rebuilt and operated by FCAB in Chile as their No. 2001.
D 1564 1971 2014 Rebuilt by Tranz Rail and renumbered as D 2020. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. Now withdrawn.
D 1565 1971 2014 Rebuilt by Tranz Rail and renumbered as D 2021. Operated by TasRail in Tasmania. Now withdrawn.
DA 1571 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1901. Operated by QR National.
DA 1572 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1902 while in QR National service. Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
DA 1573 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1903 while in QR National service. Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
DA 1574 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1904 while in QR National service. Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
DA 1575 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1905 while in QR National service. Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
DA 1576 1972 Renumbered as DAZ 1906 while in QR National service. Shipped to South Africa. Now operated by APEX.
DA 1577 1972 Now operated by Genesee & Wyoming Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

D1562 at Kwinana in January 2004
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