WAGR L class (diesel)
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L268, in its unique Westrail experimental blue livery, at Leighton yard.
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Designer | William Blakeney-Britter |
| Builder |
Clyde Engineering Granville: L251-L273 Eagle Farm: L274-L277 |
| Model | Electro Motive Diesel GT26C |
| Build date | 1967-1969, 1972-1973 |
| Total produced | 27 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • AAR | C-C |
| • UIC | Co-Co, Co′Co′ |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 20.218 m (66 ft 4.0 in) |
| Width | 2.946 m (9 ft 8.0 in) |
| Height | 4.228 m (13 ft 10.5 in) |
| Axle load | 22.5 t (22.1 long tons; 24.8 short tons) |
| Loco weight | 137 t (135 long tons; 151 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | Electro Motive Diesel 16-645E3 |
| RPM range | 315-900 |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Generator | Electro Motive Diesel AR10A4 |
| Traction motors | Electro Motive Diesel D77 |
| Gear ratio | 60:17 |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 137 km/h (85 mph) |
| Power output | 2,460 kW (3,300 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 337.2 kN (75,800 lbf) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Western Australian Government Railways |
| Number in class | 27 |
| Numbers | L251–L277 |
| First run | October 30th, 1967 |
| Current owner |
Aurizon TransVolution |
| Disposition | 6 in service, 14 stored, 7 scrapped |
The L Class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville and Eagle Farm for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1967 and 1973.
With the 657-kilometre (408 mi) Eastern Goldfields Railway between Perth and Kalgoorlie being converted to standard gauge, the Western Australian Government Railways started to take delivery of 23 Electro Motive Diesel GT26C locomotives from Clyde Engineering in October 1967. The design was based on the EMD SD40 reduced in height to fit within the Australian loading gauge. At the time they were comfortably the largest and heaviest diesel locomotive operated by a government operator.
All were delivered from Sydney via Melbourne and Adelaide, necessitating them being placed on broad gauge bogies for the journey between Dynon and Port Pirie.
They entered service hauling iron ore trains from Koolyanobbing to Kwinana and the Indian Pacific. However they were quickly removed from passenger trains after it was realised the damage they could cause to the track at higher speeds.
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