Westrail S class
Westrail S class | |
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S2106 in July 2008 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | Clyde Engineering, Forrestfield |
Model | Electro Motive Diesel JT42C |
Build date | 1998 |
Total produced | 11 |
Specifications | |
AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
UIC classification | Co-Co, Co′Co′ |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
Length | 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in) |
Locomotive weight | 116 long tons (117.9 t; 129.9 short tons) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Prime mover | Electro Motive Diesel 12N-710GB-ES |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Power output | 3,010 hp (2,240 kW) |
Tractive effort | 74,440 lbf (331.1 kN) |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Westrail |
Number in class | 11 |
Number(s) | S2101–S2111 |
First run | 6 March 1998 |
Current owner | Aurizon |
Disposition | 11 in service |
The S class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Forrestfield for Westrail in 1998.
History
The S class were the first dual-cab locomotives purchased by Westrail. In May 1996 nine were ordered from Clyde Engineering as part of an order that also included 15 standard gauge Q class locomotives.[1] The order later extended to eleven.[2] They are an evolution of the FreightCorp 82 class. All were assembled at a facility established by Clyde Engineering within Westrail's Forrestfield Depot to fulfill the contract. The frames were built at Clyde's Somerton plant with other components manufactured at Kelso.[3]
The S class locomotives entered service in June 1998 hauling ore and mineral trains in South West Western Australia.[4] All were in service by November 1998[5]
All were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in December 2000, with the class redesignated as the 3300 class.[6] In June 2006, all were included in the sale of Australian Railroad Group's Western Australian operation to QR National.[7]
References
- ↑ "Westrail Loco Contract Signed" Railway Digest July 1996 page 16
- ↑ "Loco Order Extended" Railway Digest April 1997 page 15
- ↑ "Westrail S Class" Railway Digest February 1998 page 35
- ↑ "S Class Update" Railway Digest August 1998 page 36
- ↑ " Westrail S Class" Railway Digest November 1998 page 37
- ↑ S Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 401–403. ISBN 9781921719011.
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