BHP Port Kembla D1 class

Updated on Nov 21, 2024

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Power type Diesel-electric Total produced 8		Build date 1950/51 UIC class Bo-Bo
Builder Commonwealth Engineering, Granville Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

The D1 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1950/51.

History

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hauled trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla until a downturn in the early 1980s saw most of the class withdrawn. D6 and D7 were reactivated with the former remaining in service until 2004.

Three have been preserved:

D1 by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere

D6 by the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway, Lithgow. This unit is still stored in Port Kembla

D7 in Canberra

References

BHP Port Kembla D1 class Wikipedia

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