WAGR A class (diesel)
{{Short description|Class of Australian diesel locomotives}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = WAGR A/AA/AB Classes
| powertype = Diesel-electric
| image = AA1517 Kelmscott-Challis, 1986.JPG
| caption = AA1517 near Kelmscott in December 1986
| builder = Clyde Engineering, Granville
Comeng, Bassendean
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| buildmodel = Electro Motive Diesel G12CU (A1501-14), G22CU (AA, AB)
| builddate = 1960-1970
| totalproduction = A: 14
AA: 5
AB: 6
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| uicclass = Co-Co
| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
{{track gauge|1000mm|lk=on}}
| trucks =
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| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1,016|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| length = A/AA: 16.16m (53')
AB: {{convert|16.358|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| axleload = A: 15t
AA: 16t
AB: 16.4t
| locoweight = A: 89.16t
AA: 96t
AB: 97.35t
| fueltype = Diesel
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| primemover = A: Electro Motive Diesel 12-567C
AA/AB: Electro Motive Diesel 12-645E
| rpmrange = A: 275-835
AA/AB: 307-900
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| alternator =
| generator = A1501-2: EMD D15E
A1503-14: EMD D25
AA: EMD D25
AB: EMD D32
| tractionmotors = EMD D29
| headendpower =
| cylindercount = 12
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| maxspeed = {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = A: 1,200hp
AA/AB: 1,500hp
| tractiveeffort = 240kN (53,954lbf)
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| operator = Aurizon
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
Rail Heritage WA
Rusal
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| numinclass = 25
| fleetnumbers = A1501-A1514
AA1515-AA1519
AB1531-AB1536
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| locale = Western Australia, South Australia, Chile, South Africa, Guinea
| deliverydate = June 1960
| firstrundate = July 1960
| lastrundate = April 1970
| retiredate =
| withdrawndate =
| preservedunits = A1501, AB1535
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| scrapdate =
| currentowner = Aurizon
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
Rail Heritage WA
Rusal
| disposition = 13 in service, 2 preserved, 1 stored, 3 unknown, 6 scrapped
}}
The WAGR A/AA/AB classes are classes of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville, New South Wales, Australia, for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1960 and 1970.
History
In July 1960 Clyde Engineering delivered the first of the WAGR's 14 A class locomotives. Six were assembled under contract by Commonwealth Engineering at Bassendean becoming the first diesel locomotives built in Western Australia. The last two were financed by Western Mining Corporation. A1506, A1513-14 were fitted with dynamic brakes.{{cite book|last=Oberg|first=Leon|title=Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s|year=1984|publisher=Reed Books|location=Frenchs Forest|isbn=0-730100-05-7|page=235}}[http://www.railpage.com.au/locos/a-class-diesel-wa A Class (diesel, WA)] Railpage
In 1967 five improved AA class[http://www.railpage.com.au/locos/aa-class-diesel-wa AA Class (diesel, WA)] Railpage were delivered, followed by six AB classes in 1970.[http://www.railpage.com.au/locos/ab-class-diesel-wa AB Class (diesel, WA)] Railpage All were built at Granville and fitted with more powerful Electro Motive Diesel 12-645E engines.
File:FCAB_EMD_GR12U_and_Clyde_G22_Pampa_-_Cumbre.jpg in April 2012]]
In January 1998 ten (A1502-A1510 & AB1533) were sold to Tranz Rail."Westrail Motive Power" Railway Digest April 1998 page 14 All were shipped to New Zealand in February 1998. Five were scrapped for parts, one sold to Tasrail for parts[http://www.railtasmania.com/loco/loco.php?id=a A Class] Rail Tasmania and in November 2005, four were sold as hulks to National Railway Equipment Company and shipped to Mount Vernon, Illinois.[http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=150211&nseq=8 A1504] Rail Pictures Two of the latter were rebuilt and in 2010 sold to Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia. There they were reunited with seven (A1512, AA1515-AA1519 & AB1532) that had been sold to the Chile operator in September 1998.{{cite book|last=Oberg|first=Leon|title=Locomotives of Australia: 1850s-2007|pages=312–313|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing|location=Kenthurst|year=2007|isbn=978-1877058547}}"Westrail" Railway Digest November 1998 page 37
Those remaining with Westrail were included in the sale of the business to Australian Railroad Group in October 2000. When the business was split in June 2006, A1513 and A1514 were transferred to Aurizon with the South Australian operations and were reclassified as the 1200 class[http://www.railpage.com.au/locos/1200-class-gwa-diesel 1200 Class (GWA, diesel)] Railpage while A1501 and the remaining four ABs passed to Aurizon with the Western Australian operations, and were renumbered AB1501-AB1504. In January 2008, A1501 was withdrawn and donated to Rail Heritage WA.[http://www.wamrc.org.au/rail-heritage/newsletters/2008/Feb2008.pdf Members Newsletter] February 2008 Rail Heritage WA A1202, AB1501 and AB1502 were exported to South Africa in January 2015.
In April 2017, AB1535 was donated to Rail Heritage WA for use with the Wheatbelt Heritage Rail Project at Minnivale.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
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Class list (A)
| class="wikitable"
!Key: |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|In Service |bgcolor=#FF6699|Withdrawn |bgcolor=#0099FF|Preserved |bgcolor=#00CC00|Converted |bgcolor=#FF6600|Unknown |bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped |
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| Serial Number | Date built | Original road number | Renumbered as | Current/Last Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#0099FF|60-216
|bgcolor=#0099FF|June 1960 |bgcolor=#0099FF|A1501 |bgcolor=#0099FF | |||||
| bgcolor=#0099FF|Rail Heritage WA
|bgcolor=#0099FF|Preserved, Western Australian Rail Transport Museum, Bassendean. | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|60-217
|bgcolor=#00CC00|July 1960 |bgcolor=#00CC00|A1502 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1443 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|62-263
|bgcolor=#00CC00|September 1962 |bgcolor=#00CC00|A1503 |bgcolor=#00CC00|CC5 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Rusal |bgcolor=#00CC00|Rebuilt by NREX with low short-end hood and converted to metre gauge, exported to Guinea for use on bauxite trains in 2008. | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|62-264
|bgcolor=#00CC00|October 1962 |bgcolor=#00CC00|A1504 |bgcolor=#00CC00|CC6 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Rusal |bgcolor=#00CC00|Rebuilt by NREX with low short-end hood and converted to metre gauge, exported to Guinea for use on bauxite trains in 2008. | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|62-265
|bgcolor=#808080|October 1962 |bgcolor=#808080|A1505 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tranz Rail
|bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|63-274
|bgcolor=#808080|June 1963 |bgcolor=#808080|A1506 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tranz Rail
|bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|64-371
|bgcolor=#808080|December 1964 |bgcolor=#808080|A1507 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tasrail
|bgcolor=#808080|Exported to Tasmania for parts, later scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|64-372
|bgcolor=#808080|February 1965 |bgcolor=#808080|A1508 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tranz Rail
|bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|64-373
|bgcolor=#808080|February 1965 |bgcolor=#808080|A1509 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tranz Rail
|bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|65-374
|bgcolor=#00CC00|April 1965 |bgcolor=#00CC00|A1510 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1444 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#FF6600|65-375
|bgcolor=#FF6600|June 1965 |bgcolor=#FF6600|A1511 |bgcolor=#FF6600|1202 |bgcolor=#FF6600|Rovos Rail |bgcolor=#FF6600|Exported to Durban, South Africa, January 2015 | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|65-376
|bgcolor=#00CC00|July 1965 |bgcolor=#00CC00|A1512 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1431 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|65-427
|bgcolor=#FFFFFF|December 1965 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|A1513 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|1203 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|Aurizon |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|Thevenard, Eyre Peninsula, as A class no. 1203 | |||||
| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|65-428
|bgcolor=#FFFFFF|December 1965 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|A1514 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|1204 |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|Aurizon |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|In service at Thevenard, Eyre Peninsula, as A class no. 1204 |
Class list (AA)
| class="wikitable"
!Key: |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|In Service |bgcolor=#FF6699|Withdrawn |bgcolor=#0099FF|Preserved |bgcolor=#00CC00|Converted |bgcolor=#FF6600|Unknown |bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped |
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| Serial Number | Date built | Original road number | Renumbered as | Current/Last Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#00CC00|67-534
|bgcolor=#00CC00|August 1967 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AA1515 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1432 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|67-535
|bgcolor=#00CC00|September 1967 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AA1516 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1433 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|67-536
|bgcolor=#00CC00|October 1967 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AA1517 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1434 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|67-537
|bgcolor=#00CC00|October 1967 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AA1518 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1435 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|67-538
|bgcolor=#00CC00|November 1967 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AA1519 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1436 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile |
Class list (AB)
| class="wikitable"
!Key: |bgcolor=#FFFFFF|In Service |bgcolor=#FF6699|Withdrawn |bgcolor=#0099FF|Preserved |bgcolor=#00CC00|Converted |bgcolor=#FF6600|Unknown |bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped |
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| Serial Number | Date built | Original road number | Renumbered as | Current/Last Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#00CC00|69-676
|bgcolor=#00CC00|November 1969 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AB1531 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AB1501 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Apex Industrial |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to South Africa, January 2015 | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|69-677
|bgcolor=#00CC00|December 1969 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AB1532 |bgcolor=#00CC00|1437 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to Chile | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|69-678
|bgcolor=#808080|February 1970 |bgcolor=#808080|AB1533 |bgcolor=#808080 | |||||
| bgcolor=#808080|Tranz Rail
|bgcolor=#808080|Scrapped | |||||
| bgcolor=#00CC00|69-679
|bgcolor=#00CC00|February 1970 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AB1534 |bgcolor=#00CC00|AB1502 |bgcolor=#00CC00|Apex Industrial |bgcolor=#00CC00|Exported to South Africa, January 2015 | |||||
| bgcolor=#0099FF|69-680
|bgcolor=#0099FF|March 1970 |bgcolor=#0099FF|AB1535 |bgcolor=#0099FF|AB1503 (ARG), AB1535 (RHWA) |bgcolor=#0099FF|Rail Heritage WA |bgcolor=#0099FF|Preserved, currently leased to Watco for use on maintenance and construction trains | |||||
| bgcolor=#FF6699|69-681
|bgcolor=#FF6699|April 1970 |bgcolor=#FF6699|AB1536 |bgcolor=#FF6699|AB1504 |bgcolor=#FF6699|Aurizon |bgcolor=#FF6699|Stored at Forrestfield |
References
=Notes=
{{Reflist}}
=Bibliography=
{{refbegin}}
- {{Gunzburg-WAGR Locomotives|pages=30–31, 48}}
{{refend}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|WAGR A class (diesel)}}
- [http://wastations.i8.com/Locomotives/Classes/A%20diesel/WAGR%20A%20diesel.html A class History of Western Australia Railways & Stations gallery]
- [http://wastations.i8.com/Locomotives/Classes/AB%20diesel/WAGR%20AB%20Diesel.html AB class History of Western Australia Railways & Stations gallery]
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