| BHP Newcastle 32 class | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow |
| Buildmodel: | General Electric 70 Ton switcher |
| Builddate: | 1954-56 |
| Totalproduction: | 5 |
| Uicclass: | Bo-Bo |
| Wheeldiameter: | 330NaN0 |
| Minimumcurve: | 75feet |
| Length: | 38feet |
| Width: | 9feet |
| Height: | 13feet |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Fuelcap: | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Lubecap: | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Coolantcap: | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Sandcap: | 12cuft |
| Primemover: | Cooper Bessemer FWL-6-T |
| Rpmrange: | 350-1010 |
| Enginetype: | 4 stroke, 6 in line, diesel |
| Aspiration: | Turbocharged |
| Generator: | General Electric GT-571 |
| Tractionmotors: | 4 off General Electric GE-747 |
| Cylindercount: | 6 |
| Cylindersize: | 9x bore x stroke |
| Poweroutput: | Gross: 627-1NaN-1, For traction: 600-1NaN-1 |
| Locobrakes: | Westinghouse A7 Railway air brake |
| Trainbrakes: | Westinghouse AH7 |
| Operator: | BHP Newcastle Steelworks |
| Numinclass: | 5 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 32-36 |
| Preservedunits: | 32, 34 |
| Disposition: | 2 preserved, 3 scrapped |
The BHP Newcastle 32 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow for the BHP, Newcastle Steelworks between 1954 and 1956.
In 1954 BHP took delivery of three GE 70-ton switchers for use on its Newcastle Steelworks network from A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow with a further two delivered in 1956.[1] [2]
| Locomotive | Builder's No | Entered service | Withdrawn | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1/S0001 | Jul 1954 | Aug 1986 | preserved on static display at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum | |
| 33 | 2/S0002 | Aug 1954 | Feb 1987 | - | |
| 34 | 3/S0003 | Dec 1954 | Jan 1990 | stored at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum | |
| 35 | 10/S3006 | Dec 1956 | Aug 1988 | - | |
| 36 | 11/S3007 | Dec 1956 | Jun 1985 | - |