WAGR H class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways H class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder English Electric, Rocklea
Serial number A.081 to A.082
A.085 to A.087
Model ST95B
Build date 1964/65
Total produced 5
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
UIC classification Bo-Bo, Bo′Bo′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Locomotive weight 73 t (72 long tons; 80 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover English Electric 6CSRKT
Aspiration Turbocharged
Generator English Electric 819/8F
Traction motors English Electric 538
Performance figures
Maximum speed 105 km/h (65 mph)
Power output 641 kW (860 hp)
Career
Operator(s) Western Australian Government Railways
Number in class 5
Number(s) H1-H5
First run 1965
Current owner SCT Logistics
Disposition 3 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped

The H class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964/65.

History

To assist with the conversion of the 657-kilometre (408 mi) Eastern Goldfields Railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie to standard gauge, five locomotives were purchased from built English Electric. After being shipped by sea from Rocklea, they were hauled on narrow gauge to Upper Swan with the first entering service in January 1965.[1]

After the completion of the gauge conversion project they began to haul local freight and infrastructure trains. In October 1992 one was scrapped with the other used as shunters at Forrestfield until withdrawn in 1996. All were sold in 1997 to SCT Logistics for use as shunters at Dynon, Islington and Kewdale.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 283. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  2. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 326. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. "Westrail EE's Get Second Chance" Railway Digest November 1997 page 39
  4. H Class (WA, Diesel-Electric) Railpage
  5. H Class Vicsig