WAGR B class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways B class

Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Commonwealth Engineering
Build date 1962-65
Total produced 10
Specifications
AAR wheel arr 0-6-0
UIC class C
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Loco weight 39.2 long tons (39.8 t; 43.9 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity 340 imp gal (1,500 L; 410 US gal)
Prime mover Cummins VT-12-BI
Engine type Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration Turbocharged
Cylinders 12
Transmission Twin Disc CF11,500 series
MS450 hydraulic torque converter
Wiseman 15 RLGB/H final drive
Performance figures
Maximum speed 26 mph (42 km/h)
Power output 473 hp (350 kW)
Tractive effort 23,000 lbf (100 kN) (starting)
18,000 lbf (80 kN) (continuous)
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
Number in class 10
Numbers B1601-B1610
First run 21 March 1962
Last run 28 September 1984
Disposition 4 preserved, 6 scrapped

The B class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1962 and 1965.

History

The first five B class units entered service in 1962. Three years later, a second batch of five was delivered.[1]

The second batch differed from the first only in having sloping cab sides, to enable the second batch to pass underneath the limited clearance cranes on the Fremantle wharves.[1]

All members of the class spent the whole of their working lives in the Perth metropolitan area, and were written off as a group in September 1984.[1][2] Some of them have since been preserved.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gray, Bill (2010). Guide to the Collection - The Railway Museum - Western Australia. Bassendean, WA: Rail Heritage WA. p. 26. ISBN 9780980392234.
  2. ↑ "Western Australia" Railway Digest February 1985 page 55
  3. ↑ "Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive". The Comeng Book. Our Australia. Retrieved 2012-07-22. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  4. ↑ B Class WAGR Railpage

Further reading

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