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BHP Whyalla DE class

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146: 830: 820: 825: 389:. The DEs were renumbered as the 1250 and 1300 classes. With the split up of Australian Railroad Group in 2006, the four remaining rebuilt DE class transferred to 363:, two standard gauge G12s were purchased in 1965. Following the quarry railway being closed in 1968, the G8s were both transferred to the standard gauge railway. 415:
During the 1990s remanufacturing program, DE02, the sole unrebuilt G8 DE class, had been stripped as a source of parts. In 2005-2006 it was rebuilt at
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in 2015. It is now stored as a parts source at African Rail & Traction Services, Cor Delfos,
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locomotives was delivered from Clyde Engineering for use on the narrow gauge
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and was later sold to Apex Industrial, which exported the locomotive to
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Rebuilt as DE8 May 1994, destroyed in accident Apr 2002
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The sole unrebuilt G12 DE class, 1251 was transferred to
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Rebuilt as DE9 May 1993, destroyed in accident Apr 2002
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In 1956, the first of four larger Electro-Motive Diesel
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4 in service, 1 exported to South Africa, 3 scrapped
269: 261: 253: 245: 235: 230: 210: 202: 155: 144: 135: 130: 114: 106: 95: 85: 77: 59: 45: 37: 32: 23: 739:BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives 366:Between 1993 and 1995, six were remanufactured by 351:Following the construction of the 39.5 kilometre 706:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin 8: 355:standard gauge line between Proper Bay and 298:are a class of diesel locomotives built by 718:"Morrison Knudsen Australia and the CLPs" 438: 227: 127: 29: 610:Rebuilt as DE7 Mar 1994, renumbered 1304 549:Rebuilt as DE4 Mar 1995, renumbered 1303 529:Rebuilt as DE3 Sep 1994, renumbered 1302 481:Rebuilt as DE1 Feb 1994, renumbered 1301 831:3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia 821:Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia 734: 732: 730: 674: 672: 670: 668: 664: 385:and the rail operations transferred to 826:Railway locomotives introduced in 1956 348:, a fifth was delivered in June 1961. 20: 7: 563:African Rail & Traction Services 681:Locomotives of Australia 1850-1980s 14: 427:. As it was very similar to the 806:BHP Billiton diesel locomotives 543:Genesee & Wyoming Australia 391:Genesee & Wyoming Australia 709:issue 754 August 2000 page 318 1: 816:Clyde Engineering locomotives 374:factory, receiving new cabs. 333:for use at its narrow gauge 505:Islington Railway Workshops 417:Islington Railway Workshops 16:Class of diesel locomotives 847: 431:, it was renumbered T414. 429:Victorian Railways T class 646:Australian Railroad Group 625:Australian Railroad Group 387:Australian Railroad Group 283: 226: 126: 28: 168:3 ft 6 in 310:between 1956 and 1965. 751:DE Class (BHP Whyalla) 324:Electro-Motive Diesel 679:Oberg, Leon (1984). 296:BHP Whyalla DE class 24:BHP Whyalla DE class 346:BHP Whyalla Tramway 379:Whyalla Steelworks 370:Australia, at its 353:Coffin Bay Tramway 811:Bo-Bo locomotives 724:June 1994 page 18 656: 655: 649:Scrapped Oct 2002 629:Scrapped Oct 2002 588:Scrapped Nov 1996 337:iron-ore quarry. 331:Clyde Engineering 329:locomotives from 300:Clyde Engineering 292: 291: 288: 287: 222: 221: 122: 121: 50:Clyde Engineering 838: 778: 772: 766: 763:1300 Class (ARG) 760: 754: 748: 742: 736: 725: 716: 710: 701: 695: 694: 676: 569:Renumbered 1251 439: 368:Morrison-Knudsen 228: 198: 192: 190: 189: 185: 182: 174: 169: 164: 128: 100:Morrison-Knudsen 88: 30: 21: 846: 845: 841: 840: 839: 837: 836: 835: 796: 795: 787: 782: 781: 773: 769: 761: 757: 749: 745: 737: 728: 717: 713: 702: 698: 691: 678: 677: 666: 661: 437: 381:became part of 316: 276: 257:DE01–DE09 246:Number in class 194: 187: 183: 180: 178: 177:4 ft  176: 172: 171: 167: 162: 137: 110:1993–1995 86: 81:1956–1965 69: 52: 41:Diesel-electric 33:Type and origin 17: 12: 11: 5: 844: 842: 834: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 798: 797: 794: 793: 786: 785:External links 783: 780: 779: 775:T Class (T414) 767: 755: 743: 741:Minnipa Siding 726: 721:Railway Digest 711: 696: 689: 663: 662: 660: 657: 654: 653: 650: 647: 644: 641: 638: 634: 633: 630: 627: 622: 619: 616: 612: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 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19: 791:Rail Gallery 770: 758: 746: 719: 714: 704: 699: 680: 435:Status table 414: 406:South Africa 399: 376: 365: 350: 339: 317: 295: 293: 107:Rebuild date 18: 503:Rebuilt by 423:for use in 402:QR National 212:Prime mover 800:Categories 703:"Traffic" 659:References 607:In service 546:In service 526:In service 500:In service 478:In service 448:In service 442:Locomotive 397:in 2022. 357:Coffin Bay 78:Build date 38:Power type 335:Iron Knob 318:In 1956, 304:Granville 262:Delivered 236:Operators 203:Fuel type 102:Australia 96:Rebuilder 54:Granville 777:Railpage 765:Railpage 753:Railpage 643:Dec 1965 621:Nov 1965 601:Jun 1961 580:Aug 1957 560:May 1957 540:Dec 1956 520:Nov 1956 507:as T414 492:Nov 1956 470:Oct 1956 410:Pretoria 383:OneSteel 191: in 140:​ 640:EMD G12 618:EMD G12 604:Aurizon 598:EMD G12 577:EMD G12 557:EMD G12 537:EMD G12 523:Aurizon 516:EMD G12 474:Aurizon 395:Aurizon 372:Whyalla 359:on the 314:History 274:Aurizon 254:Numbers 217:EMD 567 186:⁄ 46:Builder 687:  566:Stored 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Index

Clyde Engineering
Granville
EMD
G8
G12
Morrison-Knudsen
UIC
Gauge
1,067 mm
standard gauge
Prime mover
EMD 567
BHP
Aurizon
SCT Logistics
Clyde Engineering
Granville
BHP
BHP
Electro-Motive Diesel
G8
Clyde Engineering
Iron Knob
G12
BHP Whyalla Tramway
Coffin Bay Tramway
Coffin Bay
Eyre Peninsula
Morrison-Knudsen
Whyalla

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