The S class were the first and only dual-cab locomotives purchased by Westrail. In May 1996 nine were ordered from Clyde Engineering as part of an order that also included 15 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeQ class locomotives.[1][2] The order later extended to eleven.[3][4] They are an evolution of the FreightCorp 82 class. All were assembled at a facility established by Clyde Engineering within Westrail's Forrestfield Depot to fulfill the contract. The frames were built at Clyde's Somerton plant with other components manufactured at Kelso.[5]
The S class locomotives entered service in June 1998 hauling ore and mineral trains in South West Western Australia.[6] All were in service by November 1998[7]
All were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in December 2000, with the class redesignated as the 3300 class.[8] In June 2006, all were included in the sale of Australian Railroad Group's Western Australian operation to QR National.[9]
In 2008, Rio Tinto ordered two standard gauge JT42Cs of the same design as the S class for the Weipa bauxite railway, numbered R1005 and R1006. They were delivered in 2009.[10]
References
^"Westrail Loco Contract Signed" Railway Digest July 1996 page 16
westrail, class, class, class, diesel, locomotives, built, clyde, engineering, forrestfield, westrail, 1998, s2106, july, 2008type, originpower, typediesel, electricbuilderclyde, engineering, forrestfieldmodelelectro, motive, diesel, jt42cbuild, date1998total,. The S class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering Forrestfield for Westrail in 1998 Westrail S classS2106 in July 2008Type and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderClyde Engineering ForrestfieldModelElectro Motive Diesel JT42CBuild date1998Total produced11SpecificationsConfiguration AARC C UICCo Co Co Co Gauge3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Length20 8 m 68 ft 3 in Loco weight116 long tons 117 9 t 129 9 short tons Fuel typeDieselPrime moverElectro Motive Diesel 12N 710GB ESPerformance figuresMaximum speed115 km h 71 mph Power output3 010 hp 2 240 kW Tractive effort74 440 lbf 331 1 kN CareerOperatorsWestrailNumber in class11NumbersS3301 S3311First run6 March 1998Current ownerAurizonDisposition11 in serviceHistory EditThe S class were the first and only dual cab locomotives purchased by Westrail In May 1996 nine were ordered from Clyde Engineering as part of an order that also included 15 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gauge Q class locomotives 1 2 The order later extended to eleven 3 4 They are an evolution of the FreightCorp 82 class All were assembled at a facility established by Clyde Engineering within Westrail s Forrestfield Depot to fulfill the contract The frames were built at Clyde s Somerton plant with other components manufactured at Kelso 5 The S class locomotives entered service in June 1998 hauling ore and mineral trains in South West Western Australia 6 All were in service by November 1998 7 All were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in December 2000 with the class redesignated as the 3300 class 8 In June 2006 all were included in the sale of Australian Railroad Group s Western Australian operation to QR National 9 In 2008 Rio Tinto ordered two standard gauge JT42Cs of the same design as the S class for the Weipa bauxite railway numbered R1005 and R1006 They were delivered in 2009 10 References Edit Westrail Loco Contract Signed Railway Digest July 1996 page 16 Intelligence Railway Gazette International volume 152 issue 8 August 1996 page 475 Loco Order Extended Railway Digest April 1997 page 15 Intelligence Railway Gazette International volume 153 issue 5 May 1997 page 281 Westrail S Class Railway Digest February 1998 page 35 S Class Update Railway Digest August 1998 page 36 Westrail S Class Railway Digest November 1998 page 37 S Class diesel WA Railpage Oberg Leon 2010 Locomotives of Australia 1850s 2010s Kenthurst Rosenberg Publishing pp 401 403 ISBN 9781921719011 JT42C Class mysite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westrail S class amp oldid 1107691017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
