BHP Port Kembla D35 class
| BHP Port Kembla D35 class | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | English Electric, Rocklea |
| Model | STE101B |
| Build date | 1971-75 |
| Total produced | 11 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | Bo-Bo |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 12.81 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | English Electric 6CSRTK |
| Cylinders | 6 |
| Performance figures | |
| Power output | 692 kW (928 hp) |
| Locomotive brake | Dynamic |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Australian Iron & Steel |
| Number in class | 11 |
| Number(s) | D35-D45 |
| First run | December 1959 |
| Current owner | Pacific National |
| Disposition | 8 in service, 1 stored, 2 scrapped |
The D35 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks between 1971 and 1975.
History
The D35 class were purchased to haul trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla network. They were used on coal trains from Kimera, Nebo and Wongawilli collieries as well as steel mill services. A downturn in the late 1970s saw six leased to the Public Transport Commission where as well as operating services in the Illawarra region, they operated as far as Bombo and Sydney.[1][2][3][4]
All passed to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope Steel outsourced the operation of its rail network.[5][6] The remaining examples are expected to be withdrawn in 2014.[7]
References
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 276. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ↑ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
- ↑ 1000 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
- ↑ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
- ↑ BlueScope announces further job losses at Port Kembla ABC News 5 May 2007
- ↑ BlueScope to outsource Port Kembla rail ops to Pacific National Rail Express 7 May 2007
- ↑ Pacific National orders genset locomotives International Rail Journal 11 July 2013
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