Re: English Electric Loco's in ANZ

John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au)
22 Apr 1997 09:44:17 GMT

In article <01bc4e4d$df6de1e0$LocalHost@pentium>,
"John Wayman" <wayman@c031.aone.net.au> wrote:
>Victorian Railways F class, Tasmanian Government Railways XA and X classes,
>and Queensland Railways 1200 class locos were imported from EE UK.
>
>Lots of other classes were built by English Electric (Aust) Rocklea
>Queensland.
>
>These included:
>- West Australian Government Railways C, K, R, RA, G, F and H classes
>- Queensland Railways 1250, 1270, 1300, 1600, 1620 and 2350 classes
>- Tasmania Government Railways Z and ZA classes
>- South Australian Railways 800 class
>-various locos for Australian Iron & Steel
>
>English Electric probably had to set up an Australain plant to get the
>contracts.
>
>All these locos run/ran around with EE plates.
>
>As to what has been preserved I can't say, but I imagine that examples of
>each of the above classes are either still in service or in museums in
>various states.
>
>Can anyone give any details of which classes of EE are still in service and
>also what representatives are there of EE locos in museums?
>
>
Preserved EE locomotives in Australia that I am aware of include:
1 WAGR R class at Cohunu Wildlife Park (static)
1 WAGR F class )
1 WAGR G class ) nor sure who by or where, but are operational. Both ex MRWA
1 SAR 500 class at Goolwa (Steamranger) operational
1 VR L class electric at North Williamstown (static)

I cannot think of any others at this time that have not been mentioned
previously by other posters.
Also of interest.
ARHS WA has 2 ex WAGR Xa and/or Xb Metropolitan-Vickers operational.
There is alsoat least 2 ex WAGR Z class Drewry diesels preserved.
One is at Boulder (Boulder Loop Line Railway) operational
The other, I think, is at Dwellingup (Hotham Valley Railway) operational.
I am not sure about the 2rd loco in the class. I seem to recall it having been
preserved, but don't know where.

I hope this is of some help.

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