New South Wales 82 class
82 class locomotive in Sydney in 2007
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Braemar
Serial number94-1308 to 94-1340
95-1341 to 95-1365
ModelEMD JT42C
Build date1994–1995
Total produced58
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length22 m (72 ft 2+1⁄8 in)
Loco weight132 t
(130 long tons; 146 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 12-710G3A
AlternatorEMD AR11
Traction motorsEMD D87ETR
Performance figures
Maximum speed121 km/h (75 mph)
Power output2,260 kW (3,030 hp)
Career
OperatorsFreightCorp
Pacific National
Number in class58
Numbers8201–8258
Disposition54 in service, 4 scrapped

The 82 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Braemar for FreightCorp in 1994–1995.

History

In 1992, a fleet of 55 EMD JT42C locomotives was ordered from Clyde Engineering, which was later increased to 58.[1] The design was based on the prototype locomotive GML10 built by Clyde Engineering, Kelso in 1990.[2][3] They have two cabs, built in a hood style. They were originally to be built at Kelso, but a lack of capacity saw Clyde Engineering lease Australian National Industries' Braemar plant.[4]

Early artists' impressions showed them numbered as the 94 class. The first two were originally numbered 9401 and 9402 but renumbered 8201 and 8202 before leaving the factory.

In October 1997, three were destroyed in the Beresfield rail accident (8219, 8246, 8247).[2] The remaining 55 were included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002.[5][6]

On 5 June 2014, 8221 caught fire near Awaba while running as the fourth locomotive on a loaded ER64 coal service. The locomotive was subsequently hauled to EDI Cardiff where examination was undertaken to determine the cause of the fire, ultimately being attributed to a fuel leak. Having suffered substantial damage, the locomotive remained stored at Cardiff for some time before being progressively stripped, and eventually scrapped, in October 2016.[7]

The 82 class are being progressively repainted to Pacific National livery, commencing with 8202 in August 2016. The balance of the fleet are in FreightCorp livery, with Pacific National decals.

82 class are mostly allocated to Pacific National's grain services throughout NSW, with only a few remaining allocated to coal.

References

  1. ↑ "New loco contract signed" Railway Digest August 1992 page 289
  2. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s – 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 411, 418. ISBN 978-1-877058-54-7.
  3. ↑ "The 82 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest October 1999 page 18
  4. ↑ "Clyde Set to Lease Mittagong Factory" Railway Digest June 1993 page 221
  5. ↑ 82 Class Railpage
  6. ↑ 82 Class Vicsig
  7. ↑ ATSB (31 October 2014). "ATSB Transport Safety Report Rail Occurrence Investigation RO-2014-010" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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