BHP Port Kembla D34 class
Australian diesel locomotive
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
(21.8 tonnes; 24.1 short tons)
(132.1 tonnes; 145.6 short tons)
(5,100 L; 1,350 US gal)
(254 mm × 305 mm)
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Maximum speed | 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) |
Power output | 2,025 hp (1,510 kW) gross, 1,850 hp (1,380 kW) net |
Tractive effort | 57,000 lbf (253.5 kN) at 9.4 mph (20 km/h) |
Career | |
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Operators | Australian Iron & Steel |
Number in class | 1 |
Numbers | D34 |
First run | 30 April 1969 |
Preserved | D34 |
1 preserved |
D34 was a diesel locomotive built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1969.
History
In 1969, Australian Iron & Steel purchased D34 which was similar to the R class that English Electric were building for the Western Australian Government Railways. It was the largest locomotive operated by Australian Iron & Steel to haul coal trains from Kemira, Nebo and Wongawilli collieries to Port Kembla.[1][2][3][4]
In April 2011, D34 was sold to the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway.[5][6]
References
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
- ^ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
- ^ D34 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
- ^ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
- ^ Newsletter No 2 Archived 26 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Lithgow State Mine Railway October 2012
- ^ Newsletter No 3 Lithgow State Mine Railway November 2013
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