BHP Port Kembla D16 class

BHP Port Kembla D16 class

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder English Electric, Rocklea Model STE83B Build date 1959-64 Total produced 12

Specifications UIC class Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 12.5 m (41 ft) Loco weight 93 t (92 long tons; 103 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover English Electric 8SRKT

Performance figures Power output 589 kW (790 hp)

Career Operators Australian Iron & Steel Number in class 12 Numbers D16-D19, D26-D33 First run December 1959 Current owner Pacific National Disposition 5 in service, 6 stored, 1 scrapped

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.^[1][2][3][4]

All passed to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope Steel outsourced the operation of its rail network.^[5][6] The remaining examples are expected to be withdrawn in 2014.^[7]

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
3. 850 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
4. Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
5. BlueScope announces further job losses at Port Kembla ABC News 5 May 2007
6. BlueScope to outsource Port Kembla rail ops to Pacific National Rail Express 7 May 2007
7. Pacific National orders genset locomotives International Rail Journal 11 July 2013