MRWA F class
Class of Australian diesel-electric locomotives
3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (0.953 m)
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) |
Power output | 750 hp (560 kW) gross, 685 hp (510 kW) net |
Tractive effort | 22,400 lbf (99.6 kN) at 9.6 mph (20 km/h) |
Career | |
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Operators | Midland Railway of Western Australia |
Number in class | 7 |
Numbers | F40-F46 |
Delivered | May 1958 |
Preserved | F40, F41, F43, F44 |
Disposition | 4 preserved, 3 scrapped |
The F class were a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Midland Railway of Western Australia in 1958. They were later sold to the Western Australian Government Railways.
History
The F class was based upon the South Australian Railways 800 class. The seven members of the class entered service with the Midland Railway of Western Australia in 1958, and, together with the rest of the company's assets and operations, were taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964.[1][2][3][4]
The first (F42) was withdrawn in November 1984.[5]
Hotham Valley Railway have preserved F40 and F44[6][7] while Rail Heritage WA have F43. F41 is also on display at Moora.
References
- ^ Diesels replace steam power on Midland Railway, reproduced from Railway Transportation August 1959 Commissioners Notebook, volume 3 no 2, 8 January 2006)
- ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 9781921719011.
- ^ F (MRWA diesel) Railpage
- ^ Part 3 – Dieselization Perth Republika
- ^ "Western Australia" Railway Digest March 1985 page 97
- ^ F40 West Australian Railscene e-Mag issue 103 4 October 2010 pages 4-5
- ^ F44 West Australian Railscene e-Mag issue 129 28 March 2011 page 8
Further reading
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 33, 48. OCLC 219836193.
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. pp. 40–44, 49. ISBN 0909340277.
- Milne, Rod (1998). Westrail's English Electric Experience (The English Electric locomotives of the WAGR). Elizabeth, SA: Railmac Publications. ISBN 0958650098.
- "Diesels Replace All Steam Power on Midland Line". Railway Transportation: 32–34. August 1959. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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