Western Australian Government Railways T class
TA1814 at Albany in July 1986
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderTulloch Limited, Rhodes
Model1CS, 2CS
Build date1967–1970
Total produced15
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC
 • UICC
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length7.57 m (24 ft 10 in)
Loco weight36.75 long tons (37.34 t; 41.16 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverCummins VT12-825
Engine typeV12 diesel
Generator2 x Brush 250 horsepower (190 kW)
Traction motorsT class: Brush 550 hp (410 kW)
TA class: Brush 600 hp (450 kW)
Cylinders12
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Power output650 hp (480 kW)
Tractive effort25,000 lbf (110 kN) (starting)
15,460 lbf (68.8 kN) (continuous)
Career
OperatorsWestern Australian Government Railways
Number in class15
NumbersT1801-T1805
TA1806-TA1815
First runJuly 1967
PreservedT1804, TA1807, TA1808, TA1814
Disposition1 in service, 4 preserved, 10 scrapped

The T class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Tulloch Limited, Rhodes for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1967 and 1970.

History

The first five members of the class were fitted with two 250 hp (190 kW) traction motors connected in parallel to a Brush 550 hp (410 kW) main generator. Two further batches of five followed; these locomotives, designated as the TA class, had uprated 600 hp (450 kW) main generators.[1][2][3]

The first was built by Tulloch Limited with the remainder sent to Western Australia in parts and assembled locally.[1] UGL Rail use TA1813 as their shunter at Bassendean.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 351. ISBN 9781921719011.
  2. ↑ T Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
  3. ↑ TA Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
  4. ↑ TA1813 West Australian Rails November 2013 page 22
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 40, 49. OCLC 219836193.

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