Class of 37 Australian diesel-electric locomotives
South Australian Railways 930 class
Preserved SAR class leader number 930 at the National Railway Museum in 2022
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
AE Goodwin, Auburn
Serial number
Alco 81885-81890 Alco 82798-82806 Alco 82913-82917 Alco 83829-83835 Alco 84120 Alco G-3388-1 to G-3388-5 Alco G-3471-1 to G-3471-4
Model
Alco DL-500B
Build date
1955–1967
Total produced
37
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Co-Co
Gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) from 1982
Length
17.94 m (58 ft 10 in)
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel capacity
6,065 L (1,334 imp gal; 1,602 US gal)
Prime mover
Alco 251B
Engine type
Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration
Turbocharged
Cylinders
12
Performance figures
Maximum speed
113 km/h (70 mph)
Tractive effort
For traction: 1,600 hp (1,190 kW)
Career
Operators
South Australian Railways
Number in class
37
Numbers
930–966 (from 1986, 930 became 967)
First run
December 1955
Preserved
930, 958, 961, 963
Disposition
3 preserved, 1 under restoration, 33 scrapped
The South Australian Railways 930 class was a class of diesel-electric locomotives built for the South Australian Railways between 1955 and 1967 by AE Goodwin, Auburn, New South Wales, the Australian licensee of the American Locomotive Company (Alco). Based on the Alco DL500B World series model, they were fitted with Alco 12-251B four-stroke V12 turbocharged diesel engines that developed 1600 horsepower (1190 kilowatts) for traction. The first six of the class had a driving cab at one end only; the remaining 31 locomotives had two. The latter series, up-rated, were the basis of the almost identical New South Wales 44 class, of which 100 were built from 1957.[1]
^Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. Terrey Hills, New South Wales: A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd. p. 219. ISBN 9780589071738.
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