WAGR Y class
Western Australian Government Railways | |
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Y1114 at Picton Yard in December 1986 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | British Thomson-Houston at Clayton Equipment Company |
Serial number | 1011-1028 |
Model | British Thomson-Houston 1850 |
Build date | 1953-55 |
Total produced | 18 |
Specifications | |
AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
UIC classification | Bo-Bo, Bo′Bo′ |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Length | 10.02 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Locomotive weight | 39 t (38 long tons; 43 short tons) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Prime mover | Paxman 12RPHL |
Generator | British Thomson-Houston RTB8844 |
Traction motors | British Thomson-Houston 124PV, 4 of |
Performance figures | |
Power output | 306 kW (410 hp) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
Number in class | 18 |
Number(s) | Y1101-Y1118 |
First run | November 1953 |
Preserved | Y1101, Y1102, Y1107, Y1108, Y1114, Y1115, Y1116 |
Disposition | 7 preserved, 11 scrapped |
The Y class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clayton Equipment Company, Hatton for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1953 and 1955.
They were used as shunters, primarily in Perth and Fremantle although some did haul freight services in the Geraldton region.[1] They were withdrawn in the mid 1980s with seven being preserved.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Western Australia Paxman History
- ↑ Y Class Pemberton Tramway
- ↑ Bassendean Museum Exhibits Rail Heritage WA
- ↑ Y Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
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