Emu Bay Railway 11 class

Emu Bay Railway 11 class
1107 on the Bellarine Railway.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderWalkers Limited, Maryborough
Build date1969-1971
Total produced7
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICB′B′
 • CommonwealthB-B
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheel diameter91 centimetres
Loco weight54 tonnes
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverCaterpillar D398B
Cylinders12
TransmissionVoith L37zUb
Loco brakeVacuum
Performance figures
Power output522 kW (700 hp)
Career
OperatorsEmu Bay Railway
Australian Transport Network
Numbers1101-1107

The Emu Bay Railway 11 class were a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for the Emu Bay Railway between 1969 and 1971.

History

Between 1969 and 1971, the Emu Bay Railway took delivery of seven diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Walkers Limited.[1] All were included in the April 1998 sale of the Emu Bay Railway to the Australian Transport Network. Following the cessation of vacuum braked trains in March 2002, they were withdrawn and sold to Queensland operators.[2][3]

Status table

Number[3] Builder's number Owner
1101 638/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Operational, in CKSR black/blue livery
1102 639/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Stored at Edge Hill, in Tasrail (ex-EBR) Blue livery. Gutted
1103 640/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Stored at Edge Hill, in Tasrail (ex-EBR) Blue livery
1104 641/1969 Downer EDI, Maryborough, Operational, in original EBR Blue livery
1105 642/1969 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Operational, in CKSR black/blue livery
1106 643/1970 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Operational, in CKSR black/blue livery
1107 644/1971 Cairns Kuranda Steam, Leased to

Bellarine Peninsula Railway, in original EBR Blue livery

References

  1. ^ Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. pp. 238, 240, 241. ISBN 0-9592098-6-7.
  2. ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. ^ a b 11 Class Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rail Tasmania