| SAR 900 class[1] | |
|---|---|
| Lady Norrie - Unit № 900 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | South Australian Railways, Islington Workshops, SA |
| Serial number | 900 to 909 |
| Total produced | 10 |
| UIC classification | A1A-A1A |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 1.07 m (3 ft 6 in) |
| Length | Over coupler pulling faces: 20.17 m (66 ft 2 in) |
| Axle load | 21.3 tonnes (20.96 long tons; 23.48 short tons) |
| Locomotive weight | 128 tonnes (125.98 long tons; 141.10 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel fuel |
| Fuel capacity | 4,550 litres (1,000 imp gal; 1,200 US gal) |
| Prime mover | English Electric 6SRKT |
| Engine type | Four-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Alternator | English Electric 822-17K |
| Traction motors | 4 |
| Cylinders | V16 |
| Top speed | 119 km/h (74 mph) |
| Power output | Gross: 1,185 kW (1,590 hp), |
| Tractive effort | Continuous: 151.00 kN (33,946 lbf) at 23.6 km/h (14.7 mph), Starting: 279.00 kN (62,722 lbf) |
| Career | South Australian Railways |
| Number | 900-909 |
| First run | 10 September, 1951 |
| Scrapped | 901,902,903,904,905,906,908 |
A class of locomotive introduced and operated by the South Australian Railways that was subsequently operated by Australian National Railways. This class of locomotive was powered by an English Electric 16SVT (1588 hp) diesel engine. There were 10 units built.[2]
The 900 class of locomotive were introduced in 1951 within days of the introduction of the first mainline diesel locomotives, the Commonwealth Railways GM class, as such they are among the earliest diesel locomotive types in Australia. The class were built at South Australian Railways Islington Workshops. They were withdrawn by from revenue service by Australian National Railways in the mid 1980s[2] with 907 and 909 performing the last service from Angaston to Adelaide on 18 June, 1985.[1]
Three units remain in museums, they are:
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