Re: English Electric Loco's in ANZ

Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
25 Apr 97 12:54:37 GMT

Preserved Australian EEs:-

AIS #D9 at Lachlan Valley Railway, Cowra

QR #1200 at Wacol and #1202 at Redbank.

SAR #350, 351, 907, 909 at SteamRanger Goolwa

SAR #900 at Port Dock

TGR #X1 Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy

TGR #X3, X20 Bellerine Peninsular Railway, Queenscliff, Vic

TGR #X4 Don Valley Railway, Tas

TGR #X10, X18 at Cadbury Schweppes, Claremont, Tas

TGR #X30 at St. Marys, tas railway station

VR #F202,F208, F216 at Spotswood

VR #F211 at South Dynon Loco Depot (plinthed)

VR #f212 at Castlemaine and Maldon Railway

VR #L1150, L1151 at Spotswood

VR #L1160, L1162, L1169 at Melbourne

WAGR #ADF 495 railcar at ARHS Museum, Bassendean

NZR #DE505 at Silver Stream Railway, Wellington

NZR #DE507, DE509 at Glenbrook Vintage Railway

NZR #DE511, ED102, EO3, EC7, EW171, DE512, DG772, DM27 railcar at Ferrymead
Railway

NZR #DG770, DG783, DG791 atWeka Pass Railway

NZR #DF1501 at Pacific Steel, Otahuhu

NZR #ED101 at Silver Stream Railway

Krel <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> wrote in article
<01bc4ff1$d25c2ca0$ccd13fcb@krel4203.semex.net.au>...
>
>
> Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.mira.net.au> wrote in article
> <5jk54u$kil$1@eplet.mira.net.au>...
> > I rushed back to mention the 25 imported EE L-class electric locos, and

> > found that someone else has remembered.
> > Of the various classes mentioned, most were built by EE (UK and
> > Brisbane); SAR had several homebuilts with EE prime movers (the 900s -
I
> > think the same prime mover as your 40; the 500s). The SAR 800s, TGR
Ys,
> > and Midland Railway of Western Australia and WAGR Fs & Gs had a lot in
> > common with your 20s.
> >
> > The question should also have been posted to
> > misc.transport.rail.australia-nz, to pick up the NZ EEs. About five
> > Di-class locos were built in Brisbane, with much in common with the QR
> > 1600s or 1620s.
>
> Details as Built:-
>
> South Australian Railways (SAR) - 900 class - EE 16SVT V16 engine 1588hp
-
> built by SAR Islington Workshops 1951 # 900 - 909.
>
> Queensland Railways (QR) - 1200 class - EE 12SVT MkII V12 engine 1290hp -
> built by English Electric Bradford, Yorks, UK 1953 # 1200 - 1209.

QR loco #1225 was "kitbashed" from 1208 and at least one 1250 class loco.
>
> QR - 1250 class - EE 12SVT MkII V12 engine 1388hp - built by English
> Electirc (Aust.) Rocklea, Qld 1959 # 1250 - 1266.
>
> Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) - C Class - EE 12SVT MkII
V12
> engine 1388hp - built by English Electric (Aust), Rocklea, Qld 1962 #
1701
> - 1703.
>
> QR - 1270 class - EE 12 SVT MkII V12 engine 1388hp - built by EE (Aust),
> Rocklea 1964 # 1270 - 1299.
>
> WAGR - K class - EE 12 CSVT V12 engine 1795hp - built by EE (Aust),
Rocklea
> 1966 # 201 - 210 - also Mount Goldsworthy Mining # 3 - 8. MGM # 6 was ex
> WAGR K 202 so total build is 16 locos; K210 was ordered to replace 202.
>
> WAGR - R & RA class - QR - 1300 class - Tasmanian Government Railways
(TGR)
> - Z class - EE 12 CSVT V12 engine 1800hp - built by EE (Aust), Rocklea
1967
> # R1901 - 1905, RA1906 - 1918, 1300 - 1344, Z1 - Z4.
>
> Australian Iron & Steel (AIS) - EE 12CSVT V12 engine - 1800hp - built by
EE
> (Aust), Rocklea 1969 # D34.
>
> QR - 2350 class - TGR ZA class - EE12CSVT MkIII - 2350hp - built by EE
> (Aust), Rocklea 1973 # 2350 - 2365, ZA1 - ZA4.
>
> WAGR - G class EE 8SVT V8 engine 950 hp - built by EE (Aust), Rocklea
1963
> #G50 - G51. Built for Midland Railway Co. of WA.
>
> AIS - EE 8 SRKT MkI 8 inline engine 755 - 850hp - built by Commonwealth
> Engineering, Granville, NSW (755hp) and EE (Aust), Rocklea (850hp) 1950
#D1
> - D8 (755hp), D16 - D19 & D26 - D33 (850hp).
>
> SAR - 350 class - EE6KT 6inline engine 350hp - built by Islington
> Workshops, Adelaide 1949 - # 350 - 351.
>
> Victorian Railways (VR) - F class - EE 6KT 6inline engine 350hp - built
by
> English Electric Dick Kerr Works UK - 1951 - # F201 - F216. F211 -F216
were
> originally built for the State Electricity Commission, Victoria.
>
> AIS - EE 6KT 6inline engine 378hp - built by EE (Aust), Rocklea - 1956 -
> #D9 - D15 & D20 - D25.
>
> TGR - X & XA class - EE 6SRKT 6 inline engine 600hp - built by English
> Electric, UK - 1950 - #X1 - X8, X10 - X11, X13, X15 - X21, X23 - X27, X29
-
> X32, XA1 - XA5. (XAs were lower geared).
>
> SAR - 800 class - EE6SRKT 6 inline engine 660hp - built by EE(aust),
> Rocklea - 1956 - # 800 - 809.
>
> WAGR - F class - EE 6SRKT 6inline engine 685hp - built by EE (Aust),
> Rocklea - 1958 - # F40 - F46. Originally built for MRWA.
>
> TGR - Y class - EE 6SRKT 6inline engine 800hp - built by TGR Workshops -
> 1961 # Y1 - Y8.
>
> QR - 1600 class - EE 6CSRKT 6inline engine 838hp - built by EE(Aust),
> Rocklea - 1963 - # 1600 - 1617.
>
> WAGR - H class - EE 6CSRKT 6 inline engine 860hp - built by EE(Aust),
> Rocklea - 1965 - # H1 - H5. Also MGM # 1 - 2.
>
> QR - 1620 class - EE 6CSRKT 6inline engine 862hp - built by EE(Aust),
> Rocklea - 1967 - # 1620 - 1665.
>
> AIS EE 6CSRKT 6inline engine 928hp - built by EE(Aust), Rocklea - 1971 -
#
> D35 - D43.
>
> SAR - 500 class - EE 4SRKT 4inline engine 500hp - built by SAR Islington
> Workshops, Adelaide - 1964 - # 500 - 533.
>
> WAGR - ADF class railcars - 2 x EE 6inline engines 440hp - built by
???????
> - 1949 - #491 - 496. named after WA wildflowers.
>
> New Zealand Railways:-
>
> DE class - EE 6SRKT 490Kw - 1952 - EE UK # 1308 - 1458 (15 locos)
>
> DG class - EE 6SRKT 560Kw - 1955 - EE UK # 2007 - 2468 (42 locos)
>
> DI class - EE 6CSRKT 755Kw - 1966 - EE (Aust), Rocklea # 1808 - 1843 (5
> locos)
>
> EW class - Electric loco Bo-Bo-Bo 1120Kw 1952 #107 -171 (7 locos)
>
> No info on Aust Electrics (VR L class)
>
>
> Cheers Krel
>