New South Wales 80 class locomotive
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The 80 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Comeng for the Public Transport Commission between 1978 and 1983.
History[]
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The 80 class were built by Alco's Australian licensee Comeng as an evolution of the 442 class. The 80 class were the first locomotives in Australia to feature factory-fitted cab air-conditioning and fibreglass body panels and the first in New South Wales delivered without buffing plates.[1] To reduce the need for repainting, the fibreglass panels were pre-coloured hence the class retained their original liveries for longer than had previously been the case.[2][3]
An initial order of 30 was followed by an additional order for 20. The first order were delivered in Indian red livery while the second received the reverse livery with a yellow nose and Indian red wings. They were initially introduced on the Main South line before being transferred to the western region for use between Lithgow and Broken Hill.[2] They quickly spread and regularly hauled freight and passenger services on all main lines.
After being fitted with Australian National radios, 8034-45 commenced operating through to Adelaide with Australian National ALs operating into New South Wales in 1990.[4] Through working ceased in May 1991 when the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen placed a ban on the 80 class in South Australia.[5]
Following the formation of National Rail, all were reallocated to the national operator in July 1995.[6] This saw their sphere of operation extended to Melbourne, albeit as trailing locomotives.[7]
Following National Rail taking delivery of the NR class locomotives, the 80s began to return to FreightCorp in January 1997. As they were surplus to requirements, some were placed in store.[8] By April 1997, 30 were in store.[9] In September 1997, 8015 and 8039 were loaned to BHP as a trial on services at their Port Kembla steelworks. All were included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002.
In March 2003, 24 of the class were sold to Silverton Rail joining 8043 that had been sold to them in 1999.[10] Four (26, 37, 44 & 49) were returned to traffic as 80s1, 80s4, 80s2 & 80s6. All were included in the sale of the business to Coote Industrial and later Qube Logistics. A fifth (8030) was returned to service in 2010 while the other four resumed their original identities. A few of the others have been scrapped with the remainder in store at Broken Hill, Parkes and Werris Creek.[11][12]
Pacific National operate 12 mainly as shunters at Enfield, Kewdale, Port Waratah, Port Augusta and Port Kembla with 10 in store at Chullora and Werris Creek.
Fleet status[]
Locomotive | Serial No | Completed | Current Owner | Livery | Status |
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8001 | C-6106-1 | Nov 78 | Silverton Rail | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8002 | C-6106-2 | Nov 78 | FreightCorp | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8003 | C-6106-3 | Dec 78 | Pacific National | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8004 | C-6106-4 | Nov 78 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8005 | C-6106-5 | Jan 79 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Stored, Port Kembla |
8006 | C-6106-6 | Jan 79 | Goodwin Alco Group | PTC Indian red | Preserved, Werris Creek |
8007 | C-6106-7 | Feb 79 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored |
8008 | C-6106-8 | Feb 79 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8009 | C-6106-9 | Mar 79 | State Rail Authority | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8010 | C-6106-10 | Apr 79 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8011 | C-6106-11 | May 79 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Operational |
8012 | C-6106-12 | May 79 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored |
8013 | C-6106-13 | Jul 79 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8014 | C-6106-14 | Jul 79 | Lachlan Valley Railway | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8015 | C-6106-15 | Aug 79 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored |
8016 | C-6106-16 | Aug 79 | Greentrains | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8017 | C-6106-17 | Oct 79 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Chullora |
8018 | C-6106-18 | Oct 79 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8019 | C-6106-19 | Nov 79 | Greentrains | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8020 | C-6106-20 | Nov 79 | State Rail Authority | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8021 | C-6106-21 | Dec 79 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8022 | C-6106-22 | Jan 80 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8023 | C-6106-23 | Mar 80 | Greentrains | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8024 | C-6106-24 | Mar 80 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8025 | C-6106-25 | Mar 80 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Operational |
8026 | C-6106-26 | Apr 80 | SCT Logistics | Greentrains green & yellow | Operational |
8027 | C-6106-27 | May 80 | Pacific National | PTC Indian red | Scrapped |
8028 | C-6106-28 | May 80 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8029 | C-6106-29 | Jun 80 | Silverton Rail | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8030 | C-6106-30 | Jun 80 | Qube Logistics | Qube silver & yellow | Operational |
8031 | C-6121-1 | Nov 81 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8032 | C-6121-2 | Dec 81 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8033 | C-6121-3 | Jan 82 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Operational |
8034 | C-6121-4 | Mar 82 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8035 | C-6121-5 | Apr 82 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8036 | C-6121-6 | May 82 | Greentrains | PTC reverse | Scrapped |
8037 | C-6121-7 | Jun 82 | Qube Logistics | Greentrains green & yellow | Operational |
8038 | C-6121-8 | Jun 82 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8039 | C-6121-9 | Jun 82 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Operational |
8040 | C-6121-10 | Aug 82 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8041 | C-6121-11 | Aug 82 | Greentrains | PTC reverse | Scrapped |
8042 | C-6121-12 | Aug 82 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8043 | C-6121-13 | Sep 82 | Greentrains | PTC reverse | Scrapped |
8044 | C-6121-14 | Oct 82 | Qube Holdings | Greentrains Green & Yellow | Operational |
8045 | C-6121-15 | Oct 82 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8046 | C-6121-16 | Dec 82 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Operational |
8047 | C-6121-17 | Jan 83 | Pacific National | FreightCorp blue | Stored, Werris Creek |
8048 | C-6121-18 | Dec 82 | Greentrains | FreightCorp blue | Scrapped |
8049 | C-6121-19 | Feb 83 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Greentrains green & yellow | Operational |
8050 | C-6121-20 | Mar 83 | Pacific National | Pacific National blue & yellow | Operational |
References[]
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1980). Diesel Locomotives of Australia. Sydney: AH & AW Reed. p. 385. ISBN 0 589 50211 5.
- ^ a b "The 80 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest September 1999 page 32
- ^ Dunn, John (2010). Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 3: 1967-1977. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 219–224. ISBN 9781877058905.
- ^ "Through Working" Railway Digest July 1990 page 250
- ^ "Through Working" Railway Digest July 1991 page 251
- ^ "80 Class Return to the NSW North Coast on National Rail Freights" Railway Digest August 1995 page 14
- ^ "80s to Victoria" Railway Digest October 1996 page 35
- ^ "80 Class" Railway Digest March 1997 page 37
- ^ "80 Class" Railway Digest June 1997 page 40
- ^ "Silverton Rail Loco Transfer" Railway Digest January 2000 page 36
- ^ 80 Class Railpage
- ^ 80 Class Vicsig
Further reading[]
- New South Wales Rail System Locomotives. Sydney: Archives Section, State Rail Authority of New South Wales. 1984.
- Railpage - 80 Class Locomotive
- Co-Co locomotives
- Commonwealth Engineering locomotives
- Diesel locomotives of New South Wales
- Pacific National diesel locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1978
- Standard gauge locomotives of Australia
- Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia