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

In 1968, with EZ Industries and the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company to establish a sulphuric acid plant in Burnie, the Emu Bay Railway ordered five diesel-hydraulic locomotives from Walkers Limited to the same design as the Queensland Railways DH class.[1][2] All were delivered in December 1969.[3][4] A further two were delivered in March 1971.[5][6]

All were included in the April 1998 sale of the Emu Bay Railway to the Australian Transport Network.[7] Following the cessation of vacuum braked trains in March 2002, they were withdrawn and sold to Queensland operators.[8] By 2019, six were owned by Cairns Kuranda Rail Services and one by Downer Rail.[9]

Status table

Number Builder's number Owner
1101 638/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1102 639/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1103 640/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1104 641/1969 Downer Rail, Maryborough, Queensland
1105 642/1969 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1106 643/1970 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services
1107 644/1971 Cairns Kuranda Rail Services

References

  1. ^ Emu Bay Orders New Locos for Pyrites Traffic Railway Transportation September 1968 page 8
  2. ^ World Market International Railway Journal December 1969 page 12
  3. ^ Emu Bay Railway Co Prepares for Additional Pyrites, Concentrates Traffic Railway Transportation January 1970 page 6
  4. ^ Emu Bay Railway Green over Red March 1970 page 11
  5. ^ Tasmanian Mineral Developments Lift Emu Bay's Freight Tonnage Railway Transportation April 1972 page 23
  6. ^ Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. pp. 238, 240, 241. ISBN 0-9592098-6-7.
  7. ^ Feature Vehicle: The 11 class diesel-hydraulic locomotives Tasmanian Rail News issue 216 March 2002 pages 14-19
  8. ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 9781921719011.
  9. ^ Rolling Stock Tasmanian Rail News issue 261 April 2019 pages 7, 10

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