BHP Port Kembla D16 class

BHP Port Kembla D16 Locomotive
D29 and D32 at Australian Iron and Steel Works, Port Kembla, 1965.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderEnglish Electric, Rocklea
Build date1959-64
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length12.5 m (41 ft 1⁄8 in)
Loco weight93 t
(92 long tons; 103 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEnglish Electric 8SRKT Mk II
Performance figures
Power output589 kW (790 hp)
Career
OperatorsAustralian Iron & Steel
Number in class12
NumbersD16-D19, D26-D33
First runDecember 1959
Current ownerPacific National
Disposition4 in service, 7 stored,
1 scrapped

The D16 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks between 1959 and 1964.

History

D16 was one of the fleet of Locomotives that was built with more engine power than D1 class with 12 delivered in 3 orders, D16 to D19, D26 to D29 & D30 to D33 between 1959 and 1964 to haul trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla network.[1][2][3][4]

All were leased to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope outsourced the operation of its rail network. The locomotives remained the property of BlueScope Steel.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  2. ^ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
  3. ^ 850 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
  4. ^ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
  5. ^ BlueScope announces further job losses at Port Kembla ABC News 5 May 2007
  6. ^ BlueScope to outsource Port Kembla rail ops to Pacific National Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rail Express 7 May 2007