Emu Bay Railway 11 class

Emu Bay Railway 11 class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Builder Walkers Limited, Maryborough
Build date 1969-1971
Total produced 7
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AAR B-B
 • UIC B'B'
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter 91 centimetres
Loco weight 54 tonnes
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Caterpillar D398B
Cylinders 12
Transmission Voith L37zUb
Loco brake Vacuum
Performance figures
Power output 522 kW (700 hp)
Career
Operators Emu Bay Railway
Australian Transport Network
Numbers 1101-1107

The Emu Bay Railway 11 class were a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for the Emu Bay Railway between 1969 and 1971.

History

Between 1969 and 1971, the Emu Bay Railway took delivery of seven diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Walkers Limited. [1] All were included in the April 1998 sale of the Emu Bay Railway to the Australian Transport Network. Following the cessation of vacuum braked trains in March 2002 they were withdrawn and sold to Queensland.[2][3]

Status table

Number Builder’s number Owner
1101 638/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam Railway
1102 639/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam Railway
1103 640/1969 Curtain Brothers
1104 641/1969 Curtain Brothers
1105 642/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam Railway
1106 643/1970 Curtain Brothers
1107 644/1971 Curtain Brothers

References

  1. ↑ Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. pp. 238, 240, 241. ISBN 0 9592098 6 7.
  2. ↑ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. ↑ 11 Class Rail Tasmania
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