Power type Diesel-hyrdauliic Total produced 6 | Build date 1962-68 UIC class Bo-Bo | |
Builder Walkers Limited, Maryborough Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in),
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
The BHP Whyalla DH class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for the BHP's Whyalla Steelworks between 1962 and 1968.
History
In 1962 three locomotives were purchased by BHP for use at its new Whyalla Steelworks. Initially used on construction trains until the facility opened in 1964. A further two were delivered in 1965. All were built for use on the standard gauge. In March 1968 a sixth was purchased for use on the narrow gauge line between Hummock Hill and the blast furnaces.
All six members of this class have been scrapped with DH1 being the last to be scrapped, having been transferred to Australian Southern Railroad when they took over the OneSteel rail operations in 2000.
References
BHP Whyalla DH class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA