WAGR B class (diesel)
Western Australian Government Railways B class | |
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B1601 at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | Commonwealth Engineering |
Build date | 1962-65 |
Total produced | 10 |
Specifications | |
AAR wheel arr. | 0-6-0 |
UIC classification | C |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Locomotive weight | 39.2 long tons (39.8 t; 43.9 short tons) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Fuel capacity | 340 imp gal (1,500 L; 410 US gal) |
Prime mover | Cummins VT-12-BI |
Engine type | Four-stroke V12 diesel |
Aspiration | Turbocharged |
Cylinders | 12 |
Transmission |
Twin Disc CF11,500 series MS450 hydraulic torque converter Wiseman 15 RLGB/H final drive |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 26 mph (42 km/h) |
Power output | 473 hp (350 kW) |
Tractive effort |
23,000 lbf (100 kN) (starting) 18,000 lbf (80 kN) (continuous) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
Number in class | 10 |
Number(s) | B1601-B1610 |
First run | 21 March 1962 |
Last run | 28 September 1984 |
Disposition | 4 preserved, 6 scrapped |
The B class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1962 and 1965.
History
The first five B class units entered service in 1962. Three years later, a second batch of five was delivered.[1]
The second batch differed from the first only in having sloping cab sides, to enable the second batch to pass underneath the limited clearance cranes on the Fremantle wharves.[1]
All members of the class spent the whole of their working lives in the Perth metropolitan area, and were written off as a group in September 1984.[1][2] Some of them have since been preserved.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gray, Bill (2010). Guide to the Collection - The Railway Museum - Western Australia. Bassendean, WA: Rail Heritage WA. p. 26. ISBN 9780980392234.
- ↑ "Western Australia" Railway Digest February 1985 page 55
- ↑ "Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive". The Comeng Book. Our Australia. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ B Class WAGR Railpage
Further reading
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 38, 49. OCLC 219836193.
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