BHP Port Kembla D1 class | |
Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
Builder: | Commonwealth Engineering, Granville |
Builddate: | 1950-1951 |
Totalproduction: | 8 |
Uicclass: | Bo-Bo |
Wheeldiameter: | 3feet |
Wheelbase: | 30feet |
Length: | 412NaN2 |
Width: | 9feet |
Height: | 140NaN0 |
Weightondrivers: | 21.75LT |
Locoweight: | 87LT |
Fueltype: | Diesel |
Fuelcap: | 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Lubecap: | 82abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Coolantcap: | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Primemover: | English Electric 8SRKT Mk I |
Rpmrange: | 450 to 750 rpm |
Enginetype: | four stroke, 8 in line, two valves per cylinder |
Aspiration: | turbocharged |
Generator: | English Electric 819 |
Cylindercount: | 8 |
Cylindersize: | 10x |
Poweroutput: | 880hp gross, 800hp net |
T/E Starting: | 570001NaN1 |
T/E Continuous: | 235001NaN1 at 10.2-1NaN-1 |
Locobrakes: | Air |
Trainbrakes: | Air |
Operator: | Australian Iron & Steel |
Numinclass: | 8 |
Fleetnumbers: | D1-D8 |
Firstrundate: | 4 May 1950 |
Retiredate: | 2004 |
Preservedunits: | D1, D6, D7 |
Disposition: | 2 preserved, 1 stored, 5 scrapped |
The D1 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville with English Electric traction equipment for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1950–1951.
In May 1950, D1 became the first diesel to operate on an Australian main line. The eight D class locomotives hauled trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla until a downturn in the early 1980s saw most of the class withdrawn.[1] [2] [3] D6 and D7 were reactivated with the former remaining in service until 2004.[4]
Three have been preserved:[5]
Railway Transportation, November 1951, 'D-E locos and 60-ton cars boost operations for AI&S'