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BHP Whyalla DE class

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392:. 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 366:, 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. 418:
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
742:BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives 369:Between 1993 and 1995, six were remanufactured by 354:Following the construction of the 39.5 kilometre 800: 709:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin 358:standard gauge line between Proper Bay and 301:are a class of diesel locomotives built by 721:"Morrison Knudsen Australia and the CLPs" 613:Rebuilt as DE7 Mar 1994, renumbered 1304 552:Rebuilt as DE4 Mar 1995, renumbered 1303 532:Rebuilt as DE3 Sep 1994, renumbered 1302 484:Rebuilt as DE1 Feb 1994, renumbered 1301 834:3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia 824:Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia 737: 735: 733: 677: 675: 673: 671: 388:and the rail operations transferred to 829:Railway locomotives introduced in 1956 801: 351:, a fifth was delivered in June 1961. 730: 681: 668: 566:African Rail & Traction Services 684:Locomotives of Australia 1850-1980s 13: 14: 845: 787: 430:. As it was very similar to the 809:BHP Billiton diesel locomotives 546:Genesee & Wyoming Australia 437: 394:Genesee & Wyoming Australia 771: 759: 747: 715: 712:issue 754 August 2000 page 318 700: 1: 819:Clyde Engineering locomotives 661: 377:factory, receiving new cabs. 336:for use at its narrow gauge 7: 508:Islington Railway Workshops 420:Islington Railway Workshops 16:Class of diesel locomotives 10: 850: 434:, it was renumbered T414. 432:Victorian Railways T class 316: 649:Australian Railroad Group 628:Australian Railroad Group 390:Australian Railroad Group 283: 269: 261: 253: 245: 235: 230: 226: 210: 202: 155: 144: 135: 130: 126: 114: 106: 95: 85: 77: 59: 45: 37: 32: 28: 23: 168:3 ft 6 in 313:between 1956 and 1965. 754:DE Class (BHP Whyalla) 327:Electro-Motive Diesel 682:Oberg, Leon (1984). 299:BHP Whyalla DE class 24:BHP Whyalla DE class 349:BHP Whyalla Tramway 382:Whyalla Steelworks 373:Australia, at its 356:Coffin Bay Tramway 814:Bo-Bo locomotives 727:June 1994 page 18 659: 658: 652:Scrapped Oct 2002 632:Scrapped Oct 2002 591:Scrapped Nov 1996 340:iron-ore quarry. 334:Clyde Engineering 332:locomotives from 303:Clyde Engineering 295: 294: 291: 290: 222: 221: 122: 121: 50:Clyde Engineering 841: 781: 775: 769: 766:1300 Class (ARG) 763: 757: 751: 745: 739: 728: 719: 713: 704: 698: 697: 679: 572:Renumbered 1251 442: 441: 371:Morrison-Knudsen 228: 227: 198: 192: 190: 189: 185: 182: 174: 169: 164: 128: 127: 100:Morrison-Knudsen 88: 30: 29: 21: 20: 849: 848: 844: 843: 842: 840: 839: 838: 799: 798: 790: 785: 784: 776: 772: 764: 760: 752: 748: 740: 731: 720: 716: 705: 701: 694: 680: 669: 664: 440: 384:became part of 319: 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: 847: 837: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 797: 796: 789: 788:External links 786: 783: 782: 778:T Class (T414) 770: 758: 746: 744:Minnipa Siding 729: 724:Railway 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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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