BHP Port Kembla D1 class
| BHP Port Kembla D1 class | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Commonwealth Engineering, Granville |
| Build date | 1950/51 |
| Total produced | 8 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | Bo-Bo |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 12.5 m (41 ft) |
| Locomotive weight | 86.3 t (84.9 long tons; 95.1 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | English Electric 8SRKT |
| Generator | English Electric 819 |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 34 km/h (21 mph) |
| Power output | 544 kW (730 hp) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Australian Iron & Steel |
| Number in class | 8 |
| Number(s) | D1-D8 |
| First run | 4 May 1950 |
| Preserved | D1, D6, D7 |
| Disposition | 2 preserved, 1 stored, 5 scrapped |
The D1 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1950/51.
History
In May 1950 D1 became the first diesel to operate on an Australian main line. The eight D class locomotives hauled trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla until a downturn in the early 1980s saw most of the class withdrawn.[1][2][3] D6 and D7 were reactivated with the former remaining in service until 2004.[4]
Three have been preserved:[5]
- D1 by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere
- D6 by the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway, Lithgow. This unit is still stored in Port Kembla
- D7 in Canberra
References
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ↑ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
- ↑ 750 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
- ↑ Dunn, John (2006). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921-1955. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 1877058424.
- ↑ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
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