BHP Port Kembla D1 class
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
(22.1 t; 24.4 short tons)
(88.4 t; 97.4 short tons)
(2,700 L; 720 US gal)
(370 L; 98 US gal)
(450 L; 120 US gal)
(254 mm × 305 mm)
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 21 miles per hour (34 km/h) |
Power output | 880 hp (660 kW) gross, 800 hp (600 kW) net |
Tractive effort: | |
• Starting | 57,000 lbf (253.5 kN) |
• Continuous | 23,500 lbf (104.5 kN) at 10.2 mph (20 km/h) |
Career | |
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Operators | Australian Iron & Steel |
Number in class | 8 |
Numbers | D1-D8 |
First run | 4 May 1950 |
Retired | 2004 |
Preserved | D1, D6, D7 |
Disposition | 2 preserved, 1 stored, 5 scrapped |
The D1 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville with English Electric traction equipment for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1950–1951.
History
In May 1950, D1 became the first diesel to operate on an Australian main line. The eight D class locomotives hauled trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla until a downturn in the early 1980s saw most of the class withdrawn.[1][2][3] D6 and D7 were reactivated with the former remaining in service until 2004.[4]
Three have been preserved:[5]
- D1 by the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere.
- D6 by the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway, Lithgow. This unit is still stored in Port Kembla.
- D7 by the former ARHS ACT Division, Canberra.
References
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
- ^ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
- ^ 750 Class (Port Kembla) Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ Dunn, John (2006). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921-1955. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 1877058424.
- ^ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
Railway Transportation, November 1951, 'D-E locos and 60-ton cars boost operations for AI&S'
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