| Western Australian Government Railways H class | |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | English Electric, Rocklea |
| Serialnumber: | A.081-A.082, A.085-A.087 |
| Builddate: | 1964–1965 |
| Totalproduction: | 5 |
| Aarwheels: | B-B |
| Uicclass: | Bo-Bo, Bo′Bo' |
| Wheeldiameter: | 3feet |
| Minimumcurve: | 2643NaN3 |
| Wheelbase: | 31feet total, 7feet bogie |
| Length: | 45feet over couplers |
| Width: | 9feet |
| Height: | 13feet |
| Axleload: | 181NaN1 |
| Locoweight: | 71.3LT |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Fuelcap: | 1000abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Primemover: | EE 6CSRKT mark 2 |
| Rpmrange: | 850rpm max |
| Enginetype: | 6 inline Diesel four stroke, four valves per cylinder |
| Aspiration: | Turbocharged, intercooled |
| Generator: | EE 819/8F |
| Tractionmotors: | EE 538 |
| Cylindercount: | 6 |
| Cylindersize: | 10x |
| Transmission: | electric |
| Multipleworking: | 110V, stepless electro-pneumatic throttle |
| Poweroutput: | 950-1NaN-1 gross, 860-1NaN-1 net |
| Tractiveeffort: | 377001NaN1 at 6.5-1NaN-1 |
| Locobrakes: | Air, dynamic brake |
| Trainbrakes: | air |
| Operator: | Western Australian Government Railways |
| Numinclass: | 5 |
| Fleetnumbers: | H1-H5 |
| Firstrundate: | 1965 |
| Currentowner: | SCT Logistics |
| Disposition: | 3 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped |
The H class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964–1965.
To assist with the conversion of the 657km (408miles) Eastern Goldfields Railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie to standard gauge, five locomotives were purchased from built English Electric. After being shipped by sea from Rocklea, they were hauled on narrow gauge to Upper Swan with the first entering service in January 1965.[1]
After the completion of the gauge conversion project they began to haul local freight and infrastructure trains. In October 1992, H4 was scrapped with the other used as shunters at Forrestfield until withdrawn in 1996. All were sold in 1997 to SCT Logistics for use as shunters at Dynon, Islington and Kewdale.[2] [3] [4] [5]
| Key: | In Service | Withdrawn | Preserved | Scrapped |
|---|
| Serial number | Entered Service | Road Number | Current/Last Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.081 | March, 1965 | H1 | SCT Logistics | Stored, Melbourne |
| A.082 | May, 1965 | H2 | SCT Logistics | Stored, Forrestfield |
| A.085 | January, 1966 | H3 | SCT Logistics | Stored, Forrestfield |
| A.086 | February, 1966 | H4 | Westrail | Scrapped (October, 1992) |
| A.087 | January, 1966 | H5 | SCT Logistics | Stored, Forrestfield |