BHP Port Kembla D34 class

BHP Port Kembla D34 class

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder English Electric, Rocklea Model STE195C Build date 1969 Total produced 1

Specifications UIC class Co-Co Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 17.32 m (56.8 ft) Loco weight 132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover English Electric 12CSVT Cylinders 12

Performance figures Power output 1,339 kW (1,796 hp)

Career Operators Australian Iron & Steel Number in class 1 Numbers D34 First run 30 April 1969 Preserved D34 Disposition 1 preserved

D34 was a diesel locomotive built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1969.

History

In 1969 Australian Iron & Steel purchased D34 which was similar to the R class that English Electric were building for the Western Australian Government Railways. It was the largest locomotive operated by Australian Iron & Steel to haul coal trains from Kimera, Nebo and Wongawilli collieries to Port Kembla.^[1][2][3][4]

In April 2011, D34 was sold to the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway.^[5][6]

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
3. D34 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
4. Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
5. Newsletter No 2 Lithgow State Mine Railway October 2012
6. Newsletter No 3 Lithgow State Mine Railway November 2013