New South Wales 82 class locomotive

New South Wales 82 class

82 class locomotive in Sydney in 2007

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering, Braemar Serial number 94-1308 to 94-1340 95-1341 to 95-1365 Model Electro-Motive Division JT42C Build date 1994-1995 Total produced 58

Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co-Co Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 22 m (72 ft 2 in) Loco weight 132 t (130 long tons; 146 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover EMD 12-710G3A Alternator Electro-Motive Division AR11 Traction motors Electro-Motive Division D87ETR

Performance figures Maximum speed 121 km/h (75 mph) Power output 2,425 kW (3,252 hp)

Career Operators FreightCorp Number in class 58 Numbers 8201-8258 Disposition 54 in service, 4 scrapped

The 82 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Braemar for FreightCorp in 1994-1995.

In 1992 a fleet of 55 EMD JT42C locomotives was ordered from Clyde Engineering, this was later increased to 58. The design was based on the prototype locomotive GML10 built by Clyde Engineering, Kelso in 1990. They have two cabs, built in a hood style. They were originally to be built at Kelso, but a lack of capacity saw Clyde Engineering lease Australian National Industries' Braemar plant.

Early artists' impressions showed them numbered as the 94 class. The first two were originally numbered 9401 and 9402 but renumbered 8201 and 8202 before leaving the factory.

In October 1997 three were destroyed in the Beresfield rail accident (8219, 8246, 8247). The remaining 55 were included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002.

In June 2016, PacNat loco '8221' was seen alight when it was the 2nd loco on a loaded coal train. Examining was eventually done and nowadays '8221' is now no longer on rails, scrapped, in its FreightCorp livery.

82 class are being progressively repainted to Pacific National livery, commencing with 8202. Others are in the Freightcorp livery, with Pacific National decals.

82 class are mostly allocated to Pacific National's Coal divisions operating in New South Wales but also previously operating in, South Australia on Leigh Creek line Telford Cut to Northern Power Station, Port Augusta coal services.