WAGR D class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways D/DA Class

D1562 at Bunbury Port in January 2004

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering, Granville, New South Wales Model Electro Motive Diesel G26CU Build date 1971/72 Total produced 12

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C-C UIC class Co-Co, Co′Co′ Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 17.2 m (56 ft 5 in) Loco weight D: 109.7 tonnes (108.0 long tons; 120.9 short tons) DA: 97.5 tonnes (96.0 long tons; 107.5 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover Electro Motive Diesel 16-645E Generator Electro Motive Diesel D32 Traction motors Electro Motive Diesel 548 Loco brake D: Dynamic DA:Air

Performance figures Power output 1,491 kW (2,000 hp)

Career Operators Western Australian Government Railways Number in class 12 Numbers D1561-D1565 DA1571-DA1577 First run February 1971 Current owner Aurizon Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia Genesee & Wyoming Australia Disposition 4 in service, 2 stored, 5 unknown, 1 scrapped

The D/DA class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1971/72.

History

Five D class were ordered by the Western Australian Government Railways to haul bauxite services. These were followed by seven DA class locomotives. These differed in not having dynamic brakes and were 12 tonnes lighter.^[1]

In August 1998, D1564-65 were sold to Tranz Rail and rebuilt with new cabs at Hutt Workshops before being sent to TasRail in June 2001 entering service as 2020-21.^[2][3] In September 1998, D1563 was exported to Chile, where it would be overhauled and operated by the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.^[4][5][6]

The remaining nine locomotives were included in the sale of Westrail to Australian Railroad Group in October 2000. When this was split in June 2006, DA 1577 was transferred to Genesee & Wyoming Australia with the South Australian business^[7] with the other eight passed to QR National with the Western Australian operations.^[8][9] D1562 and DAZ1902-06 were exported to South Africa in January 2015 and are now owned by APEX Industrial.

Class list (D)

Key:	In Service	Withdrawn	Preserved	Converted	Unknown	Scrapped

Serial Number	Date Built	Original Road Number	Renumbered As	Current/Last Owner	Status
70-723	February 1971	D1561	-	Aurizon	Scrapped (September 2011)
70-724	1971	D1562	-	Rovos Rail	For use on Rovos Rail's Pretoria - Dar Es Salaam service.
70-725	May 1971	D1563	2001	Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia	Exported to Chile
70-726	June 1971	D1564	2020	Tasrail	Rebuilt by Tranz Rail before being sent to Tasrail
70-727	July 1971	D1565	2021	Tasrail	Rebuilt by Tranz Rail before being sent to Tasrail

Class list (DA)

Key:	In Service	Withdrawn	Preserved	Converted	Unknown	Scrapped

Serial Number	Date Built	Original road number	Renumbered as	Owner	Status
72-758	April 1972	DA1571	DAZ1901	Aurizon	-
72-759	1972	DA1572	DAZ1902	APEX Industrial	Exported to South Africa
72-760	1972	DA1573	DAZ1903	APEX Industrial	Exported to South Africa
72-761	1972	DA1574	DAZ1904	APEX Industrial	Exported to South Africa
72-762	1972	DA1575	DAZ1905	APEX Industrial	Exported to South Africa
72-763	1972	DA1576	DAZ1906	APEX Industrial	Exported to South Africa
72-764	October 1972	DA1577	1907	Genesee & Wyoming Australia	Used on the Whyalla-Iron Knob railway

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 275. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
2. 2020 Class Railpage
3. D class Rail Tasmania
4. "Westrail" Railway Digest November 1998 page 37
5. D Class Railpage
6. DA Class Railpage
7. 1900 Class Railpage
8. DAZ Class Railpage
9. Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s-2007. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 364-366. ISBN 1877058548.

External links

Media related to WAGR D class (diesel) at Wikimedia Commons

• History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery

D1562 at Kwinana in January 2004