Western_Australian_Government_Railways_C_class_(diesel)

WAGR C class (diesel)

WAGR C class (diesel)

Class of 3 Australian Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives

The C class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1962.

Quick Facts Western Australian Government Railways C class, Type and origin ...

History

The C class was developed from the Queensland Railways 1250 class. The three members of the class entered service in 1962.[1][2]

They initially hauled passenger services including The Australind, The Kalgoorlie and The Westland before being relegated to hauling suburban passenger services in Perth and shunting at Avon, Forestfield and Geraldton. The last was withdrawn by Westrail in the March 1992 with all three preserved. C1703 is accredited for mainline operation and is periodically used on infrastructure trains.[3]

C1702 at the Hotham Valley Railway in September 2011

References

  1. [1]
    C class Diesel Locomotives Hotham Valley Railway
  2. [2]
    C Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
  3. [3]
    Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010s. Kenthurst: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 9781921719011.
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 32, 48. OCLC 219836193.
  • Milne, Rod (1998). Westrail's English Electric Experience (The English Electric locomotives of the WAGR). Elizabeth, SA: Railmac Publications. ISBN 0958650098.
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