New South Wales 82 class locomotive

New South Wales 82 class

82 class locomotive in Sydney in 2007

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering, Braemar Serial number 94-1308 to 94-1340 95-1341 to 95-1365 Model Electro-Motive Division JT42C Build date 1994/95 Total produced 58

Specifications UIC class Co-Co Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Length 22 m (72 ft 2 in) Loco weight 132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover EMD 12-710G3A Alternator Electro-Motive Division AR11 Traction motors Electro-Motive Division D87ETR

Performance figures Maximum speed 121 km/h (75 mph) Power output 2,425 kW (3,252 hp)

Career Operators FreightCorp Number in class 58 Numbers 8201-8258 Disposition 55 in service, 3 scrapped

The 82 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Braemar for FreightCorp in 1994/95.

History

In 1992 a fleet of 55 EMD JT42C locomotives was ordered from Clyde Engineering, this was later increased to 58.^[1] The design was based on the prototype locomotive GML10 built by Clyde Engineering, Kelso in 1990.^[2][3] They have two cabs, built in a hood style. They were originally to be built at Kelso, but a lack of capacity saw Clyde Engineering lease Australian National Industries' Braemar plant.^[4]

In October 1997 three were destroyed in the Beresfield rail accident.^[2] The remaining 55 were included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002.^[5][6]

All are in the Freightcorp livery, with Pacific National decals and are allocated to Pacific National's coal division mainly operating in New South Wales but also in South Australia on Leigh Creek line Telford Cut to Northern Power Station, Port Augusta coal services.^[2]

References

1. "New loco contract signed" Railway Digest August 1992 page 289
2. Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s - 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 411, 418. ISBN 1-877058-54-8.
3. "The 82 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest October 1999 page 18
4. "Clyde Set to Lease Mittagong Factory" Railway Digest June 1993 page 221
5. 82 Class Railpage
6. 82 Class Vicsig