^Standard Gauge DR Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages
^Clark, Peter (2012). An Australian Locomotive Guide. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 340. ISBN9781921719554.
Bibliographyedit
Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN1876216018.
November 01, 2023
commonwealth, railways, class, class, diesel, locomotive, built, ruston, hornsby, shell, 1954, shell, used, their, clyde, refinery, before, sold, 1964, commonwealth, railways, withdrawn, 1975, stored, port, augusta, until, 1987, when, sold, richmond, vale, rai. The DR class was a diesel locomotive built by Ruston amp Hornsby for Shell in 1954 Shell used it at their Clyde Refinery before it was sold in 1964 to the Commonwealth Railways It was withdrawn in 1975 and stored at Port Augusta until 1987 when it was sold to the Richmond Vale Railway Museum 1 2 DR1 at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum in 1990Type and originPower typeDiesel mechanicalBuilderRuston amp HornsbySerial number327968Model165DMBuild date1953Total produced1SpecificationsGauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeWheel diameter3 ft 2 1 2 in 978 mm Wheelbase5 ft 9 in 1 753 mm Length7 8 m 25 ft 7 in Width2 58 m 8 ft 6 in Height3 61 m 11 ft 10 in Loco weight28 4 t 28 0 long tons 31 3 short tons Fuel typeDieselFuel capacity80 imp gal 360 L 96 US gal Lubricant cap 18 imp gal 82 L 22 US gal Coolant cap 26 imp gal 120 L 31 US gal Prime moverRuston amp Hornsby Mark 6 VPHLEngine typeFour stroke Inline 6 dieselCylinders6Cylinder size5 1 2 in 8 in 140 mm 203 mm Transmission4 speeds forward amp reverse constant mesh gearbox driving via jackshaftLoco brakeWestinghouse type W self lapping airPerformance figuresMaximum speed32 km h 20 mph Power output112 kW 150 hp CareerOperatorsCommonwealth RailwaysNumber in class1NumbersDR1First run1953Disposition1 preservedReferences editNotes edit Standard Gauge DR Chris Commonwealth Railways Pages Clark Peter 2012 An Australian Locomotive Guide Rosenberg Publishing p 340 ISBN 9781921719554 Bibliography edit Fluck Ronald E Marshall Barry Wilson John 1996 Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways Welland SA Gresley Publishing ISBN 1876216018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commonwealth Railways DR class amp oldid 1010381033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
