New South Wales 422 class locomotive

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New South Wales 422 class
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Australian Railroad Group 2208 at Newport
in September 2006
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number 69-656 to 69-674, 70-675
Model Electro-Motive Diesel J26C (42220 rebuilt to J26C-2SS)
Build date 1969/70
Total produced 20
Specifications
UIC class Co-Co
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter 40 in (1,016 mm)
Length Over headstocks: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m),
Over coupler pulling faces: 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Width 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load 18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t)
Loco weight 108 long tons 0 cwt (241,900 lb or 109.7 t)
Fuel type Diesel
Fuel capacity 1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap 166 imp gal (750 L; 199 US gal)
Coolant cap 175 imp gal (800 L; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap 12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover EMD 16-645E
RPM range 315-900
Engine type Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration Roots blower
Generator EMD D32B-D14
Traction motors EMD D77B, 6 of
Cylinders 16
Cylinder size 9.0625 in × 10 in (230 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed 77 mph (124 km/h)
Power output Gross: 2,200 hp (1,640 kW),
For traction: 2,000 hp (1,490 kW)
Tractive effort Continuous: 70,920 lbf (315.47 kN) at 7.7 mph (12.4 km/h)
Career
Operators New South Wales Government Railways
Number in class 20
Numbers 42201-42220
First run 10 January 1969
Current owner Aurizon
CFCL Australia
Genesee & Wyoming Australia
Disposition 13 in service, 3 stored, 4 exported

The 422 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1969/70.

History

The 422 class were the first Australian locomotives built with non-streamlined dual cab bodies. Manufactured by Clyde Engineering, Granville, they were introduced into service on the Main South and Illawarra lines where they would spend most of their New South Wales careers hauling passenger and freight services. Among the services they hauled were the Canberra Express, Intercapital Daylight, South Coast Daylight Express, Southern Aurora, Spirit of Progress and Sydney/Melbourne Express.

In 1980 42220 was rebuilt by Clyde Engineering, Rosewater, receiving an AR16 alternator, a new electrical system and Super Series wheel slip technology. It was a test bed for many of the features incorporated into the 81 class.[1]

From 1982 they began to operate through to Melbourne. This ceased in February 1990 when non air-conditioned locomotives would no longer be accepted by Victorian drivers.[2]

With the formation of National Rail, the 422s were all allocated to the new interstate carrier in July 1995 pending delivery of its NR class locomotives.[3] This saw them again frequently operating to Melbourne, albeit usually as second units and over new territory to Parkes via Forbes and from August 1996 via the North Coast line to Brisbane.[1][4] When they were returned to FreightCorp in September 1997, their Southern duties were now being handled by Class 81s so most were stored.[5]

In 1999 42202 and 42206 were sold to FreightCorp's North Coast sub-contractor, Northern Rivers Railroad passing with the business to QR National in May 2002.[6]

By January 2000 only 42203 and 42220 remained in service with FreightCorp these having been fitted with air-conditioning. These were retained primarily to operate CountryLink services from Sydney to Griffith and from January 2000 over new ground on the Outback Express to Broken Hill.[7] These were sold to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia in 2001 and later rebuilt as HL203 and FL220.[6]

In May 2000, the other 16 were sold to the Australian Southern Railroad and transferred in one movement from Werris Creek where they had been stored to Dry Creek, Adelaide[8] where they were gradually reactivated. Some were placed in service operating construction trains on the Alice Springs to Darwin line as well as in South Australia and Western Australia. Others returned to New South Wales on hire to other operators. It was decided to rebuild all 16 as the 22 class which among other modifications saw air-conditioning fitted, although only 14 ended up being completed at Downer Rail, Port Augusta.[6][9][10]

With the splitting up of Australian Railroad Group, 11 passed to Aurizon in February 2006 and five to Genesee & Wyoming Australia in June 2006.[11][12][13][14][15]

Status Table

As at October 2014, 13 remained in service with Aurizon, CFCL Australia and Genesee & Wyoming Australia, with seven in store.[16] In January 2015, four were sold to Apex Industrial and exported to Durban, South Africa.[17]

NSW No Serial No Entered Service Current/Last Owner Current No Livery Status
42201 69-656 10 Jan 1969 Aurizon DC2205 Aurizon Yellow Operational
42202 69-657 4 Mar 1969 Aurizon 42202 NRR Rainbow Operational
42203 69-658 27 Mar 1969 CFCL Australia HL203 CFCLA Blue Silver Operational
42204 69-659 23 Apr 1969 Aurizon DC2206 Aurizon Yellow Stored Goulburn
42205 69-660 7 May 1969 Apex Industrial 2201 ARN Orange Exported
42206 69-661 20 May 1969 Aurizon 42206 NRR Rainbow Operational
42207 69-662 30 May 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia 2207 ARN Orange Operational
42208 69-663 9 Jun 1969 Aurizon DC2208 Aurizon Yellow Operational
42209 69-664 23 Jun 1969 Aurizon 42209 FreightCorp Blue Stored Forrestfield
42210 69-665 23 Jun 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia 2210 ARN Orange Operational
42211 69-666 4 Aug 1969 Apex Industrial 42211 FreightCorp Blue Exported
42212 69-667 18 Aug 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia 2212 ARN Orange Operational
42213 69-668 5 Sep 1969 Aurizon 2202 ARN Orange Operational
42214 69-669 24 Sep 1969 Apex Industrial 2203 ARN Orange Exported
42215 69-670 10 Oct 1969 Aurizon DC2213 Aurizon Yellow Operational
42216 69-671 28 Oct 1969 Aurizon 2204 ARN Orange Stored Goulburn
42217 69-672 11 Nov 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia 2214 ARN Orange Operational
42218 69-673 1 Dec 1969 Apex Industrial DC2215 ARN Orange Exported
42219 69-674 16 Dec 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia 2216 ARN Orange Operational
42220 70-675 21 Jan 1970 CFCL Australia FL220 CFCLA Blue Silver Operational

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The 422 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest February 2000 page 42
  2. ↑ "Locomotives and Traffic Victorian Standard Gauge" Railway Digest March 1990 page 104
  3. ↑ "80 Class Return to the NSW North Coast on National Rail Freights" Railway Digest August 1995 page 14
  4. ↑ "Locomotives and Traffic 422s to Brisbane" Railway Digest October 1996 page 31
  5. ↑ "Locomotives and Traffic Motive Power" Railway Digest September 1997 page 33
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NSWGR 422/22/FL/HL Class Locomotive Auscision Models
  7. ↑ "Riding the Outback Express" Railway Digest March 2000 page 22
  8. ↑ "FreightCorp 422s Sold to Private Operator" Railway Digest June 2000 page 14
  9. ↑ 422 Class Railpage
  10. ↑ 22 Class Railpage
  11. ↑ "Qld Rail buys into freight market" The Age 14 February 2006
  12. ↑ Operations Genesee & Wyoming Australia
  13. ↑ 422 Class Vicsig
  14. ↑ 22 Class Vicsig
  15. ↑ Aurizon Locomotive Data Sheet 422/22/DC Class Locomotives for Africa
  16. ↑ "Australia Wide Fleet List 2014" Motive Power issue 96 November 2014 pages 64-67
  17. ↑ "Motive Power Roundup" Motive Power issue 97 January 2015 page 108

Further reading

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • A Guide to Australian Locomotion 2009 Edition Published by Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW)

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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