Emu Bay Railway 10 class
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{{Infobox locomotive
|name = Emu Bay Railway 10 class
|powertype = Diesel-hydraulic
|image = Emu Bay Railway Bo-Bo no. 1004.jpg
|caption = 1004 on the Zig Zag Railway in July 2011
|builder = Walkers Limited, Maryborough
|builddate = 1963-1966
|totalproduction = 4
|uicclass = Bo-Bo
|gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
|wheeldiameter = {{convert|1020|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
|locoweight = {{convert|51|t}}
|fueltype = Diesel
|primemover = Paxman 12YHXL
|cylindercount = 12
|transmission = Voith L37zUb
|poweroutput = 395 kW
|locobrakes = Vacuum
|operator = Emu Bay Railway
Australian Transport Network
|fleetnumbers = 1001-1004
|disposition = All preserved}}
The Emu Bay Railway 10 class are a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough for the Emu Bay Railway between 1963 and 1966.
History
In 1961, the Emu Bay Railway placed an order for three diesel-hydraulic locomotives with Tulloch.World Market International Railway Journal February 1961 page 9Emu Bay Railway Co Ltd Railway Gazette 21 April 1961 page 563 However, before they were built, Tullochs entered administration and the order was transferred to Walkers Limited.Emu Bay Order Transferred, Railway Transportation, September 1961, page 42 All were delivered in August 1963.Diesel-hydraulic locos arrive Divisional Diary September 1963 page 14Powerful Diesel-Hydraulics for Heavy Mineral Traffic Railway Transportation January 1964 pages 21-23, 29
A fourth was assembled at the Tasmanian Government Railways’ Launceston Railway Workshops in April 1966.TGR to Build Diesel Loco for Emu Bay Railway, Railway Transportation, March 1965, page 5
In 1969/70, the pneumatic control gear was replaced with electro-pneumatic equipment to allow the class to operate in multiple with the 11 class. Between 1980 and 1992 all were repowered with the Caterpillar D398B as fitted to the 11 class.{{cite book|last1=Rae|first1=Lou|title=The Emu Bay Railway|date=1997|publisher=Lou Rae|location=Sandy Bay|isbn=0-9592098-6-7|pages=221, 269}}{{cite book|last=Oberg|first=Leon|title=Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010|year=2010|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing|location=Dural|isbn=9781921719011|page=330}}
All were included in the April 1998 sale of the Emu Bay Railway to the Australian Transport Network. Following the June 2000 closure of the Hellyer Mine, all were stored and disposed of to preservation organisations.Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 758 December 2000 page 465
Status table
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Number
!Builder’s number !Owner |
|---|
| 1001
|576/1963 |Walhalla Goldfields Railway10 Class Tasmanian Rail News issue 213 June 2001 page 8 |
| 1002
|577/1963 |Don River Railway10 Class Tasmanian Rail News issue 215 December 2001 page 6 |
| 1003
|578/1963 |Zig Zag Railway10/11 classes Tasmanian Rail News issue 223 February 2004 page 8 |
| 1004
| |
References
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