Power type Diesel-electric Build date 1959-64 UIC class Bo-Bo | Model STE83B Total produced 12 | |
Builder English Electric, Rocklea | ||
The D16 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks between 1959 and 1964.
History
The D16 class were an evolution of the D1 class with 12 delivered between 1959 and 1964 to haul trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla network.
All passed to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope Steel outsourced the operation of its rail network. The remaining examples are expected to be withdrawn in 2014.
References
BHP Port Kembla D16 class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA