BHP Port Kembla D16 class
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The D16 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks between 1959 and 1964.
History
[edit]D16 was one of the fleet of Locomotives that was built with more engine power than D1 class with 12 delivered in 3 orders, D16 to D 19, D26 to D29 & D30 to D33 between 1959 and 1964 to haul trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla network.[1][2][3][4]
All were leased to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope outsourced the operation of its rail network. The locomotives remained the property of BlueScope Steel.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
- ^ "Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-303
- ^ 850 Class (Port Kembla) Railpage
- ^ Port Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
- ^ BlueScope announces further job losses at Port Kembla ABC News 5 May 2007
- ^ BlueScope to outsource Port Kembla rail ops to Pacific National Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Rail Express 7 May 2007