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South Australian Railways 830 class
SteamRanger locomotive 844 on display at Mount Barker, 26 May 2024
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderAE Goodwin, Auburn
Serial numberAlco 83721-83730
Alco 83826
Alco 84136-84142
Alco 84702-84719
Alco G-3422-01 to G-3422-03
Alco G-6016-01 to G-6016-06
ModelAlco DL531
Build date1959-1966
Total produced45
RebuilderAustralian National
Rebuild date1992-1998
Number rebuilt7
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter40 in (1,016 mm)
LengthOver headstocks:
44 ft 3 in (13.49 m),
Over coupler pulling faces:
48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
Width9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Axle load12 long tons 6 cwt (27,600 lb or 12.5 t)
Loco weight74 long tons 0 cwt (165,800 lb or 75.2 t)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity500 imp gal (2,300 L; 600 US gal)
Lubricant cap.116 imp gal (530 L; 139 US gal)
Coolant cap.90 imp gal (410 L; 110 US gal)
Sandbox cap.10 cu ft (0.28 m3)
Prime moverAlco 6-251B
RPM range375-1025
Engine typeFour-stroke Inline 6 diesel
AspirationTurbocharged
GeneratorGeneral Electric 5GT 584
Traction motorsGeneral Electric 761
Cylinders6
Cylinder size9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)
Power outputGross:
950 hp (710 kW),
For traction:
900 hp (670 kW)
Tractive effortContinuous: 40,200 lbf (178.82 kN)
at 8 mph (13 km/h)
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
Number in class45
Numbers830-874
First runDecember 1959
Preserved6
Current ownerAurizon
QUBE Logistics
Junee Railway Workshop
Southern Shorthaul Railroad
SteamRanger Heritage Railway
Disposition7 in service, 6 preserved, 10 stored, 22 scrapped

The 830 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the South Australian Railways between 1959 and 1966. The New South Wales 48 class and Silverton Rail 48s class are of a very similar design.

History

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In 1959, the South Australian Railways placed an order for 10 Alco DL531 locomotives for use in light freight haulage, especially on branch lines where a low axle load was essential. Further orders saw the fleet built up to 44 by February 1970 with 15 narrow gauge, 12 standard gauge and 17 broad gauge examples. In February 1970, an additional unit was purchased second hand from Silverton Tramway.[1]

In March 1978, 43 were included in the transfer of the South Australian Railways to Australian National with the other two (830 and 845) going to the State Transport Authority before also moving to Australian National. From July 1974 until December 1980 847–849, were loaned to the Public Transport Commission where they were pooled with the 48 class.[1][2]

Following the conversion of the Adelaide to Alice Springs in the early 1980s and the release of some Commonwealth Railways NJ class locomotives, beginning in April 1980, some 830s were transferred to Australian National's TasRail operation with 20 transferred by August 1986.[1][3] Withdrawals of the TasRail fleet commenced in late 1987 with only three in service by April 1989. Australian National transferred five back to South Australia while two were sold to Silverton Rail and shipped to Broken Hill.[1][3][4] One was preserved by the Don River Railway, Devonport.[5] The remainder were scrapped.[6][7]

In 1991, six were rebuilt as the DA class with new cabs to allow them to be used as shunters. In December 1994 two 48 class locomotives were purchased from the State Rail Authority.[8] One was rebuilt as DA7 and the other scrapped.[1] They were later renumbered as the 900 class.

Australian National's remaining 830 class were all included with the sale of the South Australian freight operations to Australian Southern Railroad in August 1997.

In June 2000, three were sold to ATN Access for use on grain services. All were included in the sale of the business to Pacific National in February 2004, ending up in storage during the first few years of ownership under PN. 833 was scrapped in July 2016, while 845 was given to SteamRanger Heritage Railway, arriving at their Mt Barker depot in July 2017.[9] 838 remains stored in Junee, still wearing primer paint from its never completed overhaul.[7]

When Australian Railroad Group was dissolved, 852 passed to QR National (later Aurizon), while the other 830s and 900 class rebuilds went to Genesee and Wyoming Australia. 852 was sold to Junee Railway Workshop in 2008 and after being overhauled returned to service in 2012.

The remaining ex-GWA 830s and 900s passed to Aurizon in 2022 as part of their purchase of One Rail Australia (GWA's successor). The last ex-GWA 830s in service operated on the Eyre Peninsula Railway, only hauling gypsum trains to Thevenard after the cessation of grain services on the Eyre Peninsula Railway in 2019. All remaining operational ex-GWA 830s at Thevenard were stored upon the arrival of 2300 class locomotives from Queensland in 2023.[10] Some ex-GWA 900s remain as shunters at the Whyalla Steelworks.

Apart from the 2 preserved 830s, most of the operational 830s are based in NSW, usually operating services for Qube Logistics and Southern Shorthaul Railroad.


Status

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The disposition of 830 class locomotives as of 2023 was as shown in the following table:

Running number Serial number In service Current/last owner Status Notes
830 83721 Dec 1959 Aurizon Operational Renumbered 875, rebuilt as DA5, renumbered 904
831 83722 Feb 1960 Aurizon Stored, Dry Creek
832 83723 Apr 1960 One Rail Australia Stored Rebuilt as DA2, renumbered 902
833 83724 Apr 1960 Pacific National Scrapped Ex ATN Access
834 83725 May 1960 AN Tasrail Scrapped
835 83726 May 1960 Australian Southern Railroad Scrapped Rebuilt as DA3
836 83727 Jun 1960 Aurizon Stored Rebuilt as DA6, renumbered 905
837 83728 Jun 1960 AN Tasrail Scrapped
838 83729 Jun 1960 Pacific National Stored, Junee Ex ATN Access
839 83730 Jun 1960 Aurizon Stored Rebuilt as DA4, renumbered 903
840 84138 May 1962 AN Tasrail Scrapped
841 84139 Jun 1962 One Rail Australia Stored, Dry Creek
842 84140 Aug 1962 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Scrapped
843 84141 Sep 1962 Pichi Richi Railway Under Restoration, Quorn Ex One Rail Australia
844 84142 Oct 1962 SteamRanger Preserved, Operational, Mt Barker

Ex One Rail Australia

845 84714 Oct 1963 SteamRanger Preserved, Under Restoration, Mt Barker Ex ATN Access and Pacific National
846 84715 Nov 1963 Pichi Richi Railway Stored, Quorn Ex AN Tasrail and One Rail Australia
847 G-6016-1 Jun 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Scrapped
848 G-6016-2 Jul 1969 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Scrapped
849 G-6016-3 Sep 1969 Aurizon Operational Rebuilt as DA1, renumbered T02, renumbered 901
850 84136 Mar 1962 Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society Preserved, Port Lincoln Ex Genesee & Wyoming Australia.[11] Operated only on the Port Lincoln Division
851 84137 Apr 1962 Aurizon Stored Operated only on the Port Lincoln Division
852 84716 Sep 1963 Junee Railway Workshop Operational Ex Australian Railroad Group and AN Tasrail
853 84717 Oct 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
854 84718 Sep 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
855 84719 Oct 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
856 84702 Feb 1963 Silverton Rail Scrapped Ex AN Tasrail
857 84703 Apr 1963 Greentrains Scrapped Renumbered 48s31, ex AN Tasrail
858 84704 May 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
859 84705 May 1963 Aurizon Stored Ex AN Tasrail
860 84706 May 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
861 84707 Jun 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
862 84708 Jun 1963 Silverton Rail Scrapped Ex AN Tasrail
863 84709 Jun 1963 Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre Preserved, Peterborough Ex Genesee & Wyoming[12]
864 84710 Jul 1963 QUBE Logistics Operational Renumbered 48s30, ex AN Tasrail
865 84711 Jul 1963 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Scrapped Ex AN Tasrail
866 84712 Jul 1963 Don River Railway Preserved, Operational, Devonport Ex AN Tasrail
867 84713 Aug 1963 AN Tasrail Scrapped
868 G-6016-4 Nov 1969 Australian Railroad Group Scrapped
869 G-6016-5 Jan 1970 Southern Shorthaul Railroad Operational
870 G-6016-6 Jan 1970 Australian National Scrapped
871 G-3422-1 Feb 1966 Genesee & Wyoming Australia Scrapped Operated only on the Port Lincoln Division
872 G-3422-2 Mar 1966 QUBE Logistics Operational
873 G-3422-3 Apr 1966 Aurizon Stored Operated only on the Port Lincoln Division
874 83826 Dec 1960 Aurizon Operational Ex Silverton Tramway 27 Feb 1970, rebuilt as T01, renumbered 907
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833 in South Australian Railways livery, to which "ANR" branding has been added, in 1983 841 (in 1983) in the livery introduced by AN after it took over the SAR 830 class general arrangement drawing by South Australian Railways 832 (in 2008) after a "chopped nose" rebuild to DA class and re-numbering as GWA's 902

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia 1854-2007. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-877058-54-7.
  2. ^ Railway Digest December 1984 page 391
  3. ^ a b 830 Class Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Rail Tasmania
  4. ^ "Silverton" Railway Digest August 1990 page 286
  5. ^ Steam & Diesel Locomotives & Railcars Archived 13 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Don River Railway
  6. ^ Broad, Standard and Narrow Gauge 830-class diesel locomotives Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages
  7. ^ a b 830 Class Archived 31 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
  8. ^ "State Rail's Locomotive Auction Results" Railway Digest January 1995 page 36
  9. ^ "Did you see an engine on a semi rolling into Mt Barker today? Welcome Home 845!". Facebook. Steamranger Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. ^ Wenck, David. "Aurizon Investor Day Presentation". ListCorp. Aurizon Holding Limited. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  11. ^ [1] Archived 17 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society
  12. ^ "Preservation & Tourist" Railway Digest May 2016 page 58
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