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After the ARG split up G&W retained 11 GMs (ARG retaining GM30 for an ambitious project but was then scrapped) They regularly worked grain trains in SA on the pinaroo line; after its closure some of the fleet were stored (GM32 & GM34 being scrapped and GM44 being stored at Port Augusta). Over
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the years the fleet was stored at Dry Creek until ORA ownership; in 2022 ORA experienced a loco shortage and brought some back into service. Later in the year Aurizon bought ORA and the GMs became shunters. They currently work in these positions:
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purchased 12 from Australian Southern Railroad. Most were scrapped for parts with only three returning to service seeing use in
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The GM class were manufactured for standard gauge use, some of the locomotives were converted to operate on
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Apart from one destroyed in an accident in 1985, withdrawals began in 1988. GM1 was placed on a plinth in
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in several batches between 1951 and 1967. As of January 2014, some remain in service with
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GM22, 48s35, 48s34, and G514 lead a grain train from Maldon NSW to Birchip at Jacana.
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units are operational due to more modern power available for freight services in
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workshops to be receive a 2,237 kW (3,000 hp) engine, as fitted to the
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In July 1975, all were included in the transfer of Commonwealth Railways to
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on trials, while in October 1983, three (23, 24 & 28) were hired to
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GM22 and 42103 lead the AK cars from Ouyen to Yelta through Mildura.
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In January 1972, three (31, 32 & 34) were loaned to the
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Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996).
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to standard gauge in 1970, 1980 and 1982 respectively.
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Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways
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GM37 - Operational Dry Creek (Fitted with ICE radio)
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units are used on infrastructure and grain trains in
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GM43 and two other GM class locomotives in April 2008
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GM43 - Port Augusta Shunter (Fitted with ICE radio)
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Sydney: AH & AW Reed. p. 283. 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 2286:Diesel-electric locomotives of Australia 2271:Commonwealth Railways diesel locomotives 1777:"Great Northern Puts Faith in GM Chant" 1694: 1692: 1657: 611:return GM1 to service in December 1997. 497: 489: 478: 466: 448: 436: 2281:Standard gauge locomotives of Australia 1751:"South Australian Motive Power Update" 996:Australian National green & yellow 588:) broad gauge for some of their lives. 2276:Railway locomotives introduced in 1951 2243: 1698: 597:National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide 1926: 1689: 1670: 667:As of October 2023, all but 1 of the 628:Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia 326:GM12-47 1,305 kW (1,750 hp) 324:GM1-11 1,119 kW (1,501 hp), 2218:Passenger carriages (standard gauge) 690: 675:With 3 Stored Operational while the 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 1907:. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. 13: 2181:Diesel-mechanical (standard gauge) 1723:"Victorian Standard Gauge Report" 475:while on broad gauge in April 1995 141:GM class locomotives in April 2008 14: 2302: 1831:Chris' Commonwealth Railway Pages 2197:Diesel railcars (standard gauge) 2083:Diesel-electric (standard gauge) 1812:Rail Heritage WA 2 November 2010 131: 58:"Commonwealth Railways GM class" 23: 2165:Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge) 1895: 1872: 1853: 1834: 1815: 1796: 1673:Diesel Locomotives of Australia 1409:Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 1295: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1278: 1275: 1272:Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 1270: 1267: 1264: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1233: 1230: 1225: 1222: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1157: 1154: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1009: 1006: 998: 995: 990: 987: 984: 979: 976: 973: 970: 967: 962: 959: 956: 953: 950: 945: 942: 939: 936: 933: 928: 925: 922: 919: 916: 911: 908: 905: 902: 899: 894: 891: 888: 885: 882: 877: 874: 871: 868: 865: 860: 857: 852: 849: 846: 838: 835: 830: 827: 824: 819: 816: 811: 808: 805: 797: 794: 789: 786: 783: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 742: 732: 34:needs additional citations for 2291:Streamlined diesel locomotives 2139:Diesel-electric (narrow gauge) 1784: 1771: 1758: 1745: 1732: 1717: 1638: 652:In November 2010, the federal 126:Commonwealth Railways GM class 1: 2256:Clyde Engineering locomotives 1626: 1123:Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre 656:placed GM1 in the custody of 569:. In 1979, a few operated to 1254:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 1169:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 957:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 616:Great Northern Rail Services 609:Australian Southern Railroad 524:Delivered to operate on the 506:The design was based on the 7: 1701:Australian Rail Annual 1988 992:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 832:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 720:GM44 - Stored Port Augusta 677:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 632:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 577:returning in October 1985. 427:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 386:Southern Shorthaul Railroad 16:Class of diesel locomotives 10: 2307: 2261:Aurizon diesel locomotives 432: 2217: 2196: 2180: 2164: 2138: 2082: 2021: 1965: 714:GM42 - Stored Dry Creek 639:Australian Railroad Group 595:, GM2 was donated to the 391: 377: 369: 361: 353: 343: 338: 334: 320: 315: 311: 297: 287: 277: 241: 228: 219: 214: 210: 196: 188: 177: 163: 155: 150: 146: 130: 125: 1808:25 February 2011 at the 1631: 1506:Scrapped, cab preserved 723:GM45 - Stored Dry Creek 711:GM40 - 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1175:Operational 963:Operational 733:Status table 728: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 710: 707: 704: 701: 698: 694: 666: 651: 643:Forrestfield 636: 613: 593:Port Augusta 590: 579: 564: 553: 523: 505: 454: 445:in July 2010 406: 404: 321:Power output 120: 105: 96: 86: 79: 72: 65: 53: 41:Please help 36:verification 33: 2074:NMB(QR C16) 2049:NFB(SAR Yx) 1978:F (NSWGR K) 1973:D (NSWGR Q) 1617:ORA Orange 1579:ORA Orange 1560:ORA Orange 1552:April 1967 1287:March 1963 1172:SSR Yellow 1095:April 1957 1078:March 1957 1044:April 1956 1027:April 1956 960:SSR Yellow 937:April 1952 920:March 1952 903:March 1952 743:In Service 599:and GM3 to 533:Broken Hill 515:EMD 16-567B 463:in May 1986 392:Disposition 288:Engine type 99:August 2023 2245:Categories 2069:NMA(SAR T) 1914:1876216018 1627:References 1590:June 1967 1541:ORA Orange 1533:March 1967 1522:ORA Orange 1431:ORA Orange 1389:April 1966 1372:April 1965 1355:March 1965 1166:July 1962 1149:July 1957 1132:June 1957 1121:Overhaul, 1115:Railpower 1061:July 1956 971:July 1952 954:June 1952 767:Locomotive 752:Converted 749:Preserved 189:Build date 156:Power type 69:newspapers 2039:NF(SAR W) 1571:May 1967 1470:Scrapped 1461:July 1966 1442:June 1966 1423:June 1966 1398:Scrapped 1381:Scrapped 1364:Scrapped 1347:Scrapped 1330:Scrapped 1313:Scrapped 1296:Scrapped 1243:Scrapped 1226:Scrapped 1209:Scrapped 1192:Scrapped 1158:Scrapped 1141:Scrapped 1138:AN Green 1112:May 1957 1104:Scrapped 1087:Scrapped 1070:Scrapped 1053:Scrapped 1036:Scrapped 1019:Scrapped 980:Scrapped 946:Scrapped 929:Scrapped 912:Scrapped 895:Scrapped 878:Scrapped 861:Scrapped 758:Scrapped 620:Melbourne 614:In 1998, 549:converted 415:Granville 370:Preserved 344:Operators 299:Cylinders 278:Fuel type 192:1951-1967 172:Granville 1882:Archived 1879:GM Class 1869:Railpage 1863:Archived 1850:Railpage 1844:Archived 1825:Archived 1806:Archived 1648:Archived 1406:May 1966 999:Stored, 839:Stored, 798:Stored, 685:Victoria 545:Adelaide 471:GM43 at 461:Rawlinna 417:for the 407:GM class 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