WAGR T class (diesel)
Western Australian Government Railways T class | |
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TA1814 at Albany in July 1986 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | Tulloch Limited, Rhodes |
Model | 1CS, 2CS |
Build date | 1967-70 |
Total produced | 15 |
Specifications | |
AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
UIC classification | Co′Co′ |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Length | 7.57 m (24 ft 10 in) |
Locomotive weight | 36.75 long tons (37.34 t; 41.16 short tons) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Prime mover | Cummins VT12-825 |
Engine type | V12 diesel |
Generator | 2 x Brush 250 horsepower (190 kW) |
Traction motors |
T class: Brush 550 hp (410 kW) TA class: Brush 600 hp (450 kW) |
Cylinders | 12 |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
Power output | 650 hp (480 kW) |
Tractive effort |
25,000 lbf (110 kN) (starting) 15,460 lbf (68.8 kN) (continuous) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
Number in class | 15 |
Number(s) |
T1801-T1805 TA1806-TA1815 |
First run | July 1967 |
Preserved | T1804, TA1807, TA1808, TA1814 |
Disposition | 1 in service, 4 preserved, 10 scrapped |
The T class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Tulloch Limited, Rhodes for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1967 and 1970.
History
The first five members of the class were fitted with two 250 hp (190 kW) traction motors connected in parallel to a Brush 550 hp (410 kW) main generator. Two further batches of five followed; these locomotives, designated as the TA class, had uprated 600 hp (450 kW) main generators.[1][2][3]
The first was built by Tulloch Limited with the remainder sent to Western Australia in parts and assembled locally.[1] UGL Rail use TA1813 as their shunter at Bassendean.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 351. ISBN 9781921719011.
- ↑ T Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
- ↑ TA Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
- ↑ TA1813 West Australian Rails November 2013 page 22
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 40, 49. OCLC 219836193.
External links
Media related to WAGR T class (diesel) at Wikimedia Commons
- History of Western Australia Railways & Stations T gallery
- History of Western Australia Railways & Stations TA gallery
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