WAGR C class (diesel)
| Western Australian Government Railways C class | |
|---|---|
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C1702 at Busselton with a Hotham Valley Railway tour train in March 1986 | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | English Electric, Rocklea |
| Model | M153C |
| Build date | 1962 |
| Total produced | 3 |
| Specifications | |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| UIC classification | Co-Co Co′Co′ |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 1.02 m (3 ft 4 in) |
| Length | 15.09 m (49 ft 6 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 90 long tons (91 t; 100 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | English Electric 12CSVT |
| Generator | English Electric 822 |
| Traction motors | English Electric 548 |
| Performance figures | |
| Power output | 1,535 hp (1,140 kW) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
| Number in class | 3 |
| Number(s) | C1701-C1703 |
| First run | September 1962 |
| Preserved | C1701, C1702, C1703 |
| Disposition | All 3 preserved |
The X class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1962.
History
The C class was developed from the Queensland Railways 1250 class. The three members of the class entered service in 1962.[1][2]
They initially hauled passenger services including The Australind, The Kalgoorlie and The Westland before being relegated to hauling suburban passenger services in Perth and shunting at Avon, Forestfield and Geraldton. The last was withdrawn by Westrail in the March 1992 with all three preserved. C1703 is accredited for mainline operation and is periodically used on infrastructure trains.[3]
References
- ↑ C class Diesel Locomotives Hotham Valley Railway
- ↑ C Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 9781921719011.
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 32, 48. OCLC 219836193.
- Milne, Rod (1998). Westrail's English Electric Experience (The English Electric locomotives of the WAGR). Elizabeth, SA: Railmac Publications. ISBN 0958650098.
External links
Media related to WAGR C class (diesel) at Wikimedia Commons
C1702 at the Hotham Valley Railway in September 2011
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