WAGR H class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways H class

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder English Electric, Rocklea Serial number A.081 to A.082 A.085 to A.087 Model ST95B Build date 1964/65 Total produced 5

Specifications AAR wheel arr B-B UIC class Bo-Bo, Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge Loco weight 73 t (72 long tons; 80 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover English Electric 6CSRKT Aspiration Turbocharged Generator English Electric 819/8F Traction motors English Electric 538

Performance figures Maximum speed 105 km/h (65 mph) Power output 641 kW (860 hp)

Career Operators Western Australian Government Railways Number in class 5 Numbers H1-H5 First run 1965 Current owner SCT Logistics Disposition 3 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped

The H class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964/65.

History

To assist with the conversion of the 657-kilometre (408 mi) Eastern Goldfields Railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie to standard gauge, five locomotives were purchased from built English Electric. After being shipped by sea from Rocklea, they were hauled on narrow gauge to Upper Swan with the first entering service in January 1965.^[1]

After the completion of the gauge conversion project they began to haul local freight and infrastructure trains. In October 1992 one was scrapped with the other used as shunters at Forrestfield until withdrawn in 1996. All were sold in 1997 to SCT Logistics for use as shunters at Dynon, Islington and Kewdale.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 283. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 326. ISBN 9781921719011.
3. "Westrail EE's Get Second Chance" Railway Digest November 1997 page 39
4. H Class (WA, Diesel-Electric) Railpage
5. H Class Vicsig