New South Wales 90 class locomotive

New South Wales 90 class
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Electro-Motive Division, London, Ontario (9001–9031)
EDi Rail, Cardiff (9032–9035)
Model Electro-Motive Division GT46CWM
Build date PN: 1994-2005
Total produced 35
Specifications
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Loco weight Original : 165 t Modified : 177 t
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover EMD 16-710G3A
Alternator Electro-Motive Division AR11
Traction motors Electro-Motive Division D87ETR
Performance figures
Maximum speed 115 km/h (71 mph)
Power output 3,030 kW (4,060 hp)
Career
Operators Pacific National
Number in class 35
Numbers 9001-9035
Current owner Pacific National
Disposition All in service

The 90 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, Canada for FreightCorp and EDi Rail, Cardiff for Pacific National. They only operate on Hunter Valley coal workings because of their heavy weight.

History

Ordered in July 1992 under a Ready Power contract along with the 82 class, the first batch of 31 were built by Electro-Motive Division in London, Ontario, Canada in 1994. While the second batch of four locomotives delivered in November 2005 were built by EDi Rail at Cardiff Workshops to the same specification.[1]

The 90 class were the first of the now very common Australian single ended cab and long hood design, with an almost identical cab layout to the 82 Class. They are restricted to the Hunter Valley line due to their large mass. All passed to Pacific National when FreightCorp was privatised in February 2002.

A number of the class are named after Olympic Games athletes. The original batch retain FreightCorp livery with Pacific National decals, while the later four were delivered in Pacific National livery.[2][3]

Many of the design features of the class were incorporated into the Downer EDI Rail GT46C.

Units 9032, 9033 and 9034 were modified by EDi Rail in May 2017 to increase their mass to 177 tons, bringing their tractive effort on par with more modern AC units.

Operations

Restricted to the Hunter Valley the 90 class operate on the Main Northern line as far as the Dartbrook, and on Ulan on the Gulgong line. They have also operated as far south as Eraring Power Station at Dora Creek. [4]

They usually double or triple head coal trains, 165 ton units can pull up to 91 wagons, and 177 ton units can pull up to 96. Units operated singularly on the Eraring Power Station services.[4] All are maintained at a depot built on Kooragang Island as part of the Ready Power deal that opened in June 1994.[4][5]

Out of the Hunter

Members of the class have visited the wheel lathe at Delec Locomotive Depot in Sydney and one was on display at Sydney Central for the 100th Anniversary of Clyde Engineering in 1998. To minimise weight they operated a light engine and with only a small amount of fuel.[4]

Status table

LocomotiveNameSerial NoEntered ServiceLiveryStatus
9001Ernest Henry1373/918266-3May 94FreightCorpOperational
9002Michael Wendon1374/918266-2May 94FreightCorpOperational
9003Matthew Ryan1375/918266-1Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9004Kevin Nichols1376/918266-4May 94FreightCorpOperational
9005Kevin Barry1377/918266-5May 94FreightCorpOperational
9006Murray Rose1378/918266-6May 94FreightCorpOperational
9007Dunc Gray1379/918266-7May 94FreightCorpOperational
9008Ralph Doubell1380/918266-8Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9009Lionel Cox1381/918266-9Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9010John Devitt1382/918266-10Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9011Kevan Gosper1383/918266-11Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9012Neil Brooks/Peter Evans/
Mark Kerry/Mark Tonelli		1384/918266-12Jun 94FreightCorpOperational
9013Michael Diamond1385/918266-13Jun 94FreightCorpOperational
9014Peter Antonie/Stephen Hawkins1386/918266-14Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9015Duncan Armstrong1387/918266-15Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9016Herb Elliott1388/918266-16Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9017Andrew Cooper/Nicholas Green/
Mike McKay/James Tomkins		1389/918266-17Jun 94FreightCorpOperational
9018John Konrads1390/918266-18Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9019Dean Lukin1391/918266-19Jul 94FreightCorpOperational
9020Russell Mark1392/918266-20Jun 94FreightCorpOperational
9021Ian O'Brien1393/918266-21Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9022Clint Robinson1394/918266-22Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9023Robert Windle1395/918266-23Oct 94FreightCorpOperational
9024John Winter1396/918266-24Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9025-1397/918266-25Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9026David Theile1398/918266-26Oct 94FreightCorpOperational
9027-1399/918266-27Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9028-1400/918266/28Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9029-1401/918266/29Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9030Australian Men's Hockey Team1402/918266-30Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9031-1403/918266/31Aug 94FreightCorpOperational
9032 (Modified)-05-1692Nov 05Pacific NationalOperational
9033 (Modified)-05-1693Nov 05Pacific NationalOperational
9034 (Modified)-05-1694Nov 05Pacific NationalOperational
9035-05-1695Nov 05Pacific NationalOperational

References

  1. ↑ "New loco contract signed" Railway Digest August 1992 page 289
  2. ↑ 90 Class Railpage
  3. ↑ 90 Class Vicsig,net
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The 90 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest May 1999 page 18
  5. ↑ "Clyde Engineering Ready Power Maintenance Facility - Kooragang Island, Newcastle". InterCapital Consultants. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

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