List of Australian diesel locomotives

Rail transport in Australia utilizes various diesel locomotives.

NSWGR/SRA/FreightCorp and successors

Diesel-electric

• 40 class
• 41 class
• 42 class
• 421 class
• 422 class
• 43 class
• 44 class
• 442 class
• 45 class (and 35 class)
• 47 class
• 48 class
• 49 class
• 79 class
• 80 class
• 81 class
• 82 class
• 90 class
• 92 class
• PL class ex–48 class
• XPT

Diesel-hydraulic

• 70 class
• 71 class
• 72 class
• 73 class
• X100 & X200 class rail tractors

Commonwealth Railways/Australia National/National Rail

• AN class
• DL class
• BL class
• NR class
• AL class
• BU class
• CK class
• CL class
• DA (900) class
• DE class
• DR class
• EL class
• GM class
• MDH class
• NB class
• NC class
• NJ (1600) class
• NSU class
• NT class

South Australian Railways

Diesel-electric

• 350
• 500
• 600
• 700
• 800
• 830
• 900
• 930

Victorian Railways/V/Line/Freight Australia

Diesel-electric

• A Class
• B Class
• C Class
• F Class
• G Class
• H Class
• N Class
• P Class
• S Class
• T Class
• V class ^{[ citation needed ]}
• X Class
• XR Class
• XRB Class
• Y Class

Diesel-hydraulic

• M class
• V class (retired) ^[1]
• W class

BHP/AIS and successors

Diesel-electric

• BHP Port Kembla D1 class
• BHP Port Kembla D9 class
• BHP Port Kembla D16 class
• BHP Port Kembla D34 class
• BHP Port Kembla D35 class
• BHP/Austrac Port Kembla 101 class
• BHP/Austrac Port Kembla 103
• BHP Newcastle 32 class
• BHP Newcastle 37 class
• BHP Whyalla DH class (DE1–2, 3–9, 10)
• Lysaghts JL1 class
• Lysaghts JL4 class
• GE AC6000CW (imported) ^[2]
• Emd SD70ACe lc (imported)^{[ citation needed ]}

Diesel-hydraulic

• BHP Whyalla DH class

Silverton Tramway

Diesel-hydraulic

• Silverton ST26

Diesel-electric

• 48s

Queensland Rail

Aurizon (formerly QRNational) also operates Standard Gauge classes from other railways: the V/Line G and X classes, the New South Wales (formerly State Rail Authority) 421, 422, and 423 classes, and Commonwealth Railways CLF/CLP classes.

Diesel-electric

• 1150
• 1170
• 1200 (and 1225 rebuild) ^[3]
• 1250
• 1270
• 1300
• 1400
• 1450
• 1460
• 1502
• 1550
• 1600
• 1620
• 1700
• 1720
• 2100
• 2130 (until 2007) ^[4]
• 2141 ^[4]
• 2150 ^[4]
• 2170 ^[4]
• 2250
• 2300
• 2350
• 2370 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2400
• 2450 ^[5]
• 2470 ^[5]
• 2600
• 2800
• 4000
• 4100

Diesel-mechanical

• DL class

Diesel-hydraulic

• DH class

Freightlink

• FQ class
• FJ class

CFCLA

• GL class
• RL class
• VL class

See also

• List of locomotives
• List of Western Australian locomotive classes
• List of Victorian locomotive classes
• NSWGR steam locomotive classification
• Queensland Railways steam locomotive classification
• Rail transport in Australia

References

1. V56 – Newport Railway Museum , retrieved 26 June 2025
2. "BHP breaks its own 'heaviest train' record", Railway Gazette International, 1 August 2001, retrieved 26 June 2025
3. "English Electric 1200 Class", queensland railway's interest group, retrieved 26 June 2025
4. "Clyde/GM 2100 Class". queensland railway's interest group. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
5. "Clyde/GM 2400 Class". queensland railway's interest group. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

General references

1. Oberg, Leon (1996), Locomotives of Australia, Internet Archive, Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Kangaroo Press, ISBN   978-0-86417-779-7
2. "Diesel", queensland railway's interest group, retrieved 26 June 2025
3. "Motive Power". Victorian Railways. Retrieved 26 June 2025.