Emu Bay Railway 11 class

Emu Bay Railway 11 class
1107 on the Bellarine Railway.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderWalkers Limited, Maryborough
Build date1969-1971
Total produced7
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter91 centimetres
Loco weight54 tonnes
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverCaterpillar D398B
Cylinders12
TransmissionVoith L37zUb
Loco brakeVacuum
Performance figures
Power output522 kW (700 hp)
Career
OperatorsEmu Bay Railway
Australian Transport Network
Numbers1101-1107

The Emu Bay Railway 11 class were a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for the Emu Bay Railway between 1969 and 1971.

History

In 1968, with EZ Industries and the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company to establish a sulphuric acid plant in Burnie, the Emu Bay Railway ordered five diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Walkers Limited to the same design as the Queensland Railways DH class.[1][2] All were delivered in December 1969.[3][4] A further two were delivered in March 1971.[5][6]

All were included in the April 1998 sale of the Emu Bay Railway to the Australian Transport Network.[7] Following the cessation of vacuum braked trains in March 2002, they were withdrawn and sold to Queensland operators.[8] By 2019, six were owned by Cairns Kuranda Rail Services and one by Downer Rail.[9]

Status table

Number Builder's number Owner
1101 638/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1102 639/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1103 640/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1104 641/1969 Downer Rail, Maryborough, Queensland
1105 642/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1106 643/1970 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1107 644/1971 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services

References

  1. ^ Emu Bay Orders New Locos for Pyrites Traffic Railway Transportation September 1968 page 8
  2. ^ World Market International Railway Journal December 1969 page 12
  3. ^ Emu Bay Railway Co Prepares for Additional Pyrites, Concentrates Traffic Railway Transportation January 1970 page 6
  4. ^ Emu Bay Railway Green over Red March 1970 page 11
  5. ^ Tasmanian Mineral Developments Lift Emu Bay's Freight Tonnage Railway Transportation April 1972 page 23
  6. ^ Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. pp. 238, 240, 241. ISBN 0-9592098-6-7.
  7. ^ Feature Vehicle: The 11 class diesel-hydraulic locomotives Tasmanian Rail News issue 216 March 2002 pages 14-19
  8. ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 9781921719011.
  9. ^ Rolling Stock Tasmanian Rail News issue 261 April 2019 pages 7, 10

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