WAGR C class (diesel)

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Western Australian Government Railways C class
C1702 Busselton, 1986.JPG
C1702 at Busselton with a Hotham Valley Railway tour train in March 1986
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
Builder English Electric, Rocklea
Build date1962
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
  Commonwealth Co-Co
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter3 ft 4 in (1.02 m)
Minimum curve 250 ft (76.200 m)
Wheelbase 40 ft (12.192 m) total, 12 ft 6 in (3.810 m) bogie
Length49 ft 6 in (15.088 m) over headstocks
Width9 ft (2.743 m)
Height12 ft 11 in (3.937 m)
Axle load 14.8 long tons (15.0 t; 16.6 short tons)
Loco weight89 long tons (90 t; 100 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity800 imp gal (3,636.872 L)
Prime mover English Electric 12SVT mark 2
RPM range850rpm max
Engine typefour stroke, four valves per cylinder
Aspirationturbocharged
Generator English Electric 822
Traction motors English Electric 548
Cylinders 12 vee
Cylinder size 10 in × 12 in (254 mm × 305 mm)
Transmissionelectric
MU working 110V, stepless electro-pneumatic throttle
Loco brake straight air
Train brakes vacuum
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 miles per hour (97 km/h)
Power output1,535 hp (1,140 kW) gross, 1,388 hp (1,040 kW) net
Tractive effort 45,500 lbf (202.4 kN) at 8.8 mph (10 km/h)
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
Number in class3
NumbersC1701-C1703
First runSeptember 1962
PreservedC1701, C1702, C1703
DispositionAll 3 preserved

The C class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1962.

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History

The C class was developed from the Queensland Railways 1250 class. The three members of the class entered service in 1962. [1] [2]

They initially hauled passenger services including The Australind , The Kalgoorlie and The Westland before being relegated to hauling suburban passenger services in Perth and shunting at Avon, Forestfield and Geraldton. The last was withdrawn by Westrail in the March 1992 with all three preserved. C1703 is accredited for mainline operation and is periodically used on infrastructure trains. [3]

C1702 at the Hotham Valley Railway in September 2011 Locomotive C1702.jpg
C1702 at the Hotham Valley Railway in September 2011

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References

  1. C class Diesel Locomotives Hotham Valley Railway
  2. C Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
  3. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 325. ISBN   9781921719011.