We identify rebuilt and renumbered locomotives from this class as well as other classes with similar mechanical configurations and present those classes below.
Title | Value |
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Introduced | 1970 |
Wheel arrangement | B-B |
Manufactured by | Walkers Ltd - Maryborough, Queensland |
Traction type | Diesel-Hydraulic |
Number in database | 50 |
Length | 10.97 metres |
Weight | 49.8 tonnes |
Tractive effort | 485kW |
Production model | GH1000V |
Date | 12 Jun 2013 21:32 |
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Name | 73 Class |
Description | The 73 Class were purchased by the NSWGR from Walkers Ltd (Maryborough, Queensland) to dieselise shunting. Delivered in two batches of 20, and 30 locomotives respectively, many of the class survive today in 610mm operation on Queensland sugar cane railways, whilst a handful of other units survive in commercial and preservation ownership alike. |
Year introduced | 1970 |
Flickr tag | rp-au-nsw-73class |
Flickr image ID | 7293626160 |
Wheel arrangement | B-B |
Manufacturer | Walkers Ltd - Maryborough, Queensland |
Type | Diesel-Hydraulic |
Length | 10.97 metres |
Weight | 49.8 tonnes |
Tractive effort | 485kW |
Model | GH1000V |
Number in database | 50 | |
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Operational | 2 | 7315 7340 |
Rebuilt | 15 | 7305 7310 7313 7314 7317 7318 7325 7328 7330 7331 7337 7339 7343 7346 7348 |
Scrapped | 11 | 7301 7302 7303 7311 7312 7316 7323 7326 7338 7342 7345 |
Stored | 22 | 7304 7306 7307 7308 7309 7319 7320 7321 7322 7324 7327 7329 7332 7333 7334 7335 7336 7341 7344 7347 7349 7350 |
Please note - in the case of scrapped, renumbered or rebuilt locomotives, the last operator or owner is listed.
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