>After the CL the L came to mean Loco so we have AL, BL, DL, EL. Then
>marketing got the upper hand and the AN (Australian National) class was
>born.
>The only locos that don't fit are the NB, NJ and CK classes.
>I guess NB could stand for Narrowgauge Botchup and NJ for Narrowgauge Jimmy
>:-)
>But CK class? slightly less than CL class, perhaps???
>Anyone got any ideas????
>--
>Cheers Krel
The NJ class Loco were Clyde Engineering Model JL.22C
could be where the J comes from.
Not sure about your assumption that the CL class (Clyde
Model AT26C) were CL = Clyde, just prior to the CL the
WAGR took delivery of the first 3300 hp Locos in
Australia from Clyde, AKA the L class.
The CL's were basically the same Loco except they were
full body as compared to hood type for the WAGR L
class, somebody a long time ago suggested that CL was
for Commonwealth Railways L class, I guess we will
never know for sure.
The NB 30 Diesel Hydraulic as you would be aware was
built on the frame and wheels (0-6-0) of former
Saddle-tank Steam Loco NB 30 which came with NB 29 from
the Henderson Naval Base in Western Australia in 1925.
Cheers
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