NSW 48 CLASS

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1 NSW 48 CLASS A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF S*M*U*T! COMPILED BY BRAD PEADON March V2

2 THE 48 CLASS FLEETLISTING has been compiled by Brad Peadon, with the help of members of the Strange Modelers of Universal Trains (SMUT) and others. If you have any correc ons, addi ons or interes ng bits of trivia, we would very much like to hear from you. NOTE: All 48 class were originally purchased by the NSW Government. This is only listed here where mul ple subsequent purchasers apply. STRANGE MODELERS OF UNIVERSAL TRAINS A social group set up to promote friendship, modelling, railfan based ac vity and research rail history. SEMI RETIRED FOAMER Four Decades of Transport Photography h p://alcogoodwin@gmail.com gmail. com h ps://smutgroup.wordpress.com/ Brad would like to thank the following for their help: Alf Atkin, David Arnold, John Currey, Wayne Eade, the late Tim Gray, Sco Mar n, Michael McGinty, Tony Meredith, Bob Richardson, Al Smith. Mo ve Power Magazine Special thanks to Bradly Coulter for his generously sharing so much of his immense knowledge. This issue is dedicated to my dear friend Tim Gray Terribly missed. Cover Photo: power 1491 through Mi agong Junc on on the long weekend Monday, will be refuged at Moss Vale to allow S15 XPT to pass. Photo: Wayne Eade

3 CHANGES SINCE LAST UPDATE Transferred from Canberra to Thirlmere John Holland Rail to Southern Shorthaul Road hauled Junee-Pt Kembla (Scrapped) John Holland Rail to Southern Shorthaul Rebuild abandoned John Holland Rail to Southern Shorthaul Scrapped at Parkes Confirmed scrapped Confirmed scrapped In service with Southern Shorthaul Scrapped at Cardiff Scrapped at Cardiff Scrapped at Narrabri (PL4) Preserved At Junee Roundhouse Scrapped Scrapped 4836 achieved fame for her very popular green and yellow livery celebra ng the 125th anniversary of New South Wales railways in She is seen here with 4830 awai ng entry to the ANL Terminal at Port Botany Photo: Brad Peadon STATISTICS Non-Preserved: Preserved: 7 10 Failed Rebuild: 1 1 Existing: Total Of 85 Units

4 SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer: A.E Goodwin Introduced: 1959 Number: 165 Gauge: Standard Wheels: Co-Co Length: 14.76m Mass: 75t Engine: Alco 6-251B Generator: GE GT584 ( ) AEI 3602 ( ) Trac on Motor: GE 761 Power: 780kW / 1050HP Trac ve Effort: 225/151 kn Speed: 120 / 10 km/h

5 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES Transport Heritage Preserved Stored Broadmeadow (2/ ) Government Scrapped Transport Heritage Preserved Opera onal - Based at Thirlmere 1993 Different font in #2 end numberboards Government Scrapped (Delec) ex Silverton Transport Heritage Preserved Stored Broadmeadow (2/ ) NSW Ports Authority Stored Enfield pending cosme c restora on and display. Spent a me named BRUCE Bruce Pender (Delec Chargeman) Transport Heritage Preserved Opera onal - Thirlmere First preserved loco to visit new UGL wheel lathe at Broadmeadow. ( ) ex ARHS ACT, ex Junee Roundhouse Government Scrapped Silverton Scrapped (Kewdale (WA) ex Engenco, ex Silverton, ex Pacific Na onal, ex Government Government Scrapped Rebuilt #1 end hood, using Mk4 features, following accident with coal loader at Tahmoor. (Early 90s) Southern Shorthaul Junee Railway Workshops Genesee Wyoming Australia Junee Railway Workshops Southern Shorthaul Opera onal - Southern Shorthaul as 48s36 ex John Holland (lease), ex Greentrains, ex Coote Industrial ex South Spur, ex Silverton, ex Government Scrapped Pt Kembla Thro le limiter fi ed, restric ng to max speed 19km/h (12-96) ex Cargills Kooragang Island, ex Government Opera onal as 906 (Eyre Peninsular) ex - Australian Railways Group DA7 (Using parts from 870) ex - Government Rebuild u lized cab of scrapped DA3 First Australian locomo ve painted in G&W livery. In service - Available for lease. First loco (any class) to wear the Austrac livery, carrying a different style of exhaust ( ). Exhaust reverted to original type ( First public appearance at Junee RH 50th anniversary celebra on 2001 accident near Junee, unit rolled over. RTM tour to Tamworth with ( ) ex Austrac, ex Government Opera onal - Southern Shorthaul ex John Holland (lease), ex Greentrains, ex Coote Industrial ex South Spur, ex Silverton, ex G overnment

6 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES Junee Railway Workshops Stored - Junee ex - Austrac ex - Government Government Scrapped (Sims Metal Kooragang, ) First 48 to be fi ed with exhaust stack Government Scrapped ex-pacific Na onal ex-government Transport NSW (Sydney Trains) Junee Railway Workshops Goulburn Roundhouse Dorrigo Steam Railway Museum Opera onal - Meeks Road First 48 class allocated to Casino. At me of service entry. Restored at Junee Roundhouse a er Bribbaree derailment. Rebuild abandoned. ex - Austrac ex - Government Preserved opera onal First 48 allocated to Goulburn ( ) ARHS special Canberra-Newcastle with 4803 (4-3-06) Stored - Dorrigo Museum not open to public. Derailed at Enfield ( ) Following sale, transferred to Sim Metal Kooragang, then later resold to the Dorrigo Museum and moved there Government Scrapped Government Scrapped Last 48 class repainted Indian Red. Cardiff (Released ) Engenco (Greentrains) Scrapped as 48s32 (Parkes) ex-coote Industrial 48s32 ex Silverton 48s Australian Na onal Scrapped (spare parts source for 4813/DA7) First 48 officially recognised as being rated at 930hp for trac on. (Cardiff July 1967) Ex-Government Transport NSW (Sydney Trains) Engenco (Greentrains) Southern Shorthaul Opera onal - Meeks Road ex-government Scrapped (Broken Hill) ex_coote Industrial, Silverton, Government Opera onal - Southern Shorthaul as 48s33 ex John Holland (lease), ex Greentrains, ex Coote Industrial ex South Spur, ex Silverton, ex Government Silverton Scrapped (Delec) ex - Pacific Na onal, Government

7 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES Government Scrapped First 48 class to operate the Batlow goods First 48 to be fi ed with a RB type, foot peddle operated vigilance system CFCLA Scrapped ex-silverton, ex-government Goodwin Alco Preserved Opera onal Derailed UGL Broadmeadow catchpoints. ( ) ex-government CFCLA Scrapped ex-silverton, ex-government Government Scrapped Junee Railway Workshops Engenco (Greentrains) Engenco (Greentrains) In Service Junee Railway Workshops formerly Austrac Ready Power. Only 48 class on the Maryborough-Ararat line (2017/18) Worked with bicentennial (4702 in between) Worked with bicentennial (48131 in between) Ex-Government Scrapped (Broken Hill) ex-silverton, ex-government Scrapped - Parkes Ex-Silverton (37 and 48s37), ex-government Government Scrapped Government Scrapped Greentrains Scrapped. (Broken Hill) Ex-Silverton, ex-government Greentrains Scrapped. (Parkes) LVR Santa Special to Newcastle with 3026 ( ) Ex-Silverton, ex-government Southern Shorthaul In service with Southern Shorthaul as 48s35 As 48s35, with 48s31, on ARHS (ACT) special from Canberra to Newcastle ( ) ex Greentrains, ex-silverton, ex-government Government Scrapped Government Scrapped Along with 48136, first 48s to receive air-ride seats.

8 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES 4846 G Graincorp Scrapped (Port Kembla) Road hauled from Junee. On ground stripped at Junee - Oct 2015 ex-pacific Na onal, ex-government 4847 G CFCLA Scrapped ex-silverton, ex-government 82 style cab conversion started but cancelled a er frame completed G Pacific Na onal Stored Adelaide Freight Terminal as PL1. Last PL Class le. PL Conversion commenced mid-97, released Only PL to see service in South Australia (Keswick Shunter) Carried cataly c converter in candy and blue liveries G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Carried a cataly c converter while in candy livery G Pacific Na onal Scrapped (Werris Creek ) Carried different fonts in #1 end numberboards. See cover. Differing numbers carried while in both candy and blue. Retained cataly c converter bracing on roof a er it was removed and placed on G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Cardiff (2016) First 48 class in Red Terror livery. (June 1988) 4852 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped 4853 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Cardiff (2016) 4854 G Pacific Na onal Stored Werris Creek - Removed from April scrapping list. Only Mk2 48 fi ed with A/C and full hood handrails. Noted with cab awning in Werris Creek 4854 on 03/12/78 hauled 2 Comeng powercars C3922/C3891 with MHO2636 and a works van from Broadmeadow to Goninan to check clearances in prepara on for construc on of local cars G Pacific Na onal Scrapped (Werris Creek ) Different side font in blue & large end numbers (DELEC repaint) 4856 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped as PL7 (Carrington ) (Freightcorp Cab Rebuild) 4857 G CFCLA Scrapped ex - Silverton, ex - Government 4858 G Government Scrapped 4859 G Lawrence Ryan Striped shell at Monte Christo Homestead (Junee) Sold to Lawrence (Legend) Ryan. Junee stuntman ex Graincorp, ex Pacific Na onal, ex Government 4860 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Used to transfer some new 90 class from wharf to Kooragang.

9 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES 4861 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Tour of North-West with /8/85. This was the 42s first tour with Lachlan Valley G Pacific Na onal Scrapped 4863 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped First 48 class to be withdrawn and scrapped without returning. Note: was withdrawn earlier, but subsequently returned 4864 G Graincorp Stored Junee as GPU2 ex-pacific Na onal, ex-government 4865 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped shunt RTM special Newcastle-Broadmeadow (1-3-97) Allocated to Cityrail ( ) for EMU transfers between Goninan and Broadmeadow yard G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Towed 8503/Tangara Broadmeadow to Goninan. (5-1993) 4867 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped as PL6 (Carrington ) (Freightcorp Cab Rebuild) +PL5 operated the Cockatoo Run ( ) Towed 9006/07/04 Carrington to Kooragang ( ) 4868 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped at Narrabri as PL4 (Freightcorp Cab Rebuild) 2017 Trial Cardiff-Gosford following bogie overhaul. ( ) +4856/99/84 lead the last quad Indian Red combina on in NSW. Hunter coalfields. (11-17/10/92) 4869 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped New nose fabricated at Cardiff a er accident released (9-4-85) with only nose painted. Fresh Indian Red (5-85) 4870 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped (Carrington) as PL3 (Freightcorp Cab Rebuild) First PL allocated to Pt Waratah ( ) Trialled on BHP Kemira Coal line. ( ) 4871 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped as PL2 (Carrington) (Freightcorp Cab Rebuild) Only PL to be converted from an Indian Red unit. Trialled as Keswick shunter.(10-05) Trialled on the BHP Kemira Valley line. ( ) 4872 G Junee Roundhouse Preserved at Junee Roundhouse. First 48 class to be preserved in Red Terror livery NR5 Sound tes ng NR to Kooragang Ex Graincorp, ex Pacific Na onal, ex Government 4873 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped NR5 Sound tes ng NR to Kooragang G Pacific Na onal Scrapped 4875 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped

10 Loco BUILD # YEAR LAST OWNER NOTES 4876 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped 4877 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped (Lithgow) Last shunt of Telarah Meatworks G Graincorp Stored at Junee as GPU1 ex-pacific Na onal, ex-government 4879 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped first trial of quads from Werris-Creek to Broadmeadow ( ) 4880 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped 4881 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped (Carrington ) as PL5 (Freightrail cab rebuild) 4882 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Towed 1st Victorian Sprinter railcar 7001 (consist NODY match wagons either side 7001, LIV test car and 4882) out of Goninan to Morandoo ( ) 4883 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped Shunt Lee Wharf Newcastle 1990 (Ship Kirsten RIIS ) 4884 G Graincorp Scrapped ex-pacific Na onal, ex-government 4885 G Pacific Na onal Scrapped A now scrapped PL5 (4881) passes the historic Neath signalbox on the South Maitland Railways. This line is famous as the second last commercial steam operated railway in Australia.

11 4821 preserved in the Goulburn Roundhouse Museum. Scott Martin 4854 at Werris Creek with cab awnings fitted Photo: Brad Coulter Snr

12 Liveries INDIAN RED (IR) Currently: REVERSE (R) Currently: None Mascot Brad Peadon CANDY (C) Currently: None Moss Vale Wayne Eade

13 RED TERROR (RT) Currently: TH ANNIVERSARY (G) 4836 Currently: None 4836 Wollongong Wayne Eade 4807 ARHS (ACT) Canberra Bradly Coulter FREIGHTCORP BLUE (FR) * Currently: * Only as PL2 AUSTRAC READYPOWER (AU) Currently: 4816

14 JUNEE RAILWAY WORKSHOPS 1 (JR) 4814 Currently: Yanco Sco Mar n JUNEE RAILWAY WORKSHOPS Currently: Amphitheatre Sco Mar n SILVERTON (S1) Currently: None 48s East Greta Bradly Coulter 48s37 Morandoo Bradly Coulter SILVERTON (S2) Currently: None

15 JOHN HOLLAND RAIL (JH) 4811 (48s36) 4815 (48s34) 4829 (48s33) Currently: ** Note: John Holland wording has been removed (48s36) Lithgow Bradly Coulter GRAINCORP BASIC (GC) 4864 (GPU2) 4878 (GPU1) Currently: RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIVERIES Both 4819 and 4827 found themselves homes in rail infrastructure work. Dutring this new life, 4827 has been repainted in to all four liveries shown below, while 4819 has received only the orange and aqua liveries on the top row. Today they both wear the orange. Goulburn 4827 Chullora Bradly Coulter 4827 Chullora Bradly Coulter

16 CARGILL (CA) 4812 (CAR1) Currently: none AUSTRALIA SOUTHERN RAILROAD (GW) 4813 (DA7) Currently: 4813 (DA7) DA7 (4813) Islington Workshops David Arnold GREENTRAINS (CI) 4843 (48s35) Cootamundra Al Smith Currently: 48s35 * For a time 48s35 carried the Coote Industrial logo in this livery. It now carries no logo. * 4843 was the only 48 to carry the #35 in candy when initially with Silverton Broadmeadow (Newly painted at Cardiff) Brad Coulter Snr

17 1 1) 4827 at Cardiff being painted in candy. Brad Coulter Snr 2) 4811 had recently come out of Cardiff following repaint into the candy livery. Brad Peadon 3) depart Botany with a load of containers. A four road yard now exists at this loca on. Brad Peadon 2 3

18 Werris Creek 48s were unique, in that many of them carried magpies painted on the cab side, a symbol of the local football club that was founded in While the exact dates these were painted on have been hard to find, a lot of looking over photos, and peoples records, has indicated that they first appeared in How long they lasted is not yet known, however 4851 s ll carried hers in September 1987, while 4867 was noted with them in April The following list shows those 48 class we have iden fied the magpie to have appeared on, as well as the years noted. 4849: 11/ / : 4851: 5/1979 9/ : 6/1979 8/ : : 6/1978 8/ : 4865: 4867: 8/1979 4/ : 8/1978 3/ : 7/ Goulburn Loco Depot Bob Richardson Special thanks to John Currey and Bob Richardson Goulburn Loco Depot Bob Richardson

19 The Lazy Persons 48s Class Former Number Fast Find Index. CURRENT FORMER CURRENT FORMER CURRENT FORMER 48s s s s s s s Bellbird Michael McGinty 48s34 Parkes Tim Gray

20 The Lazy Persons PL Class Former Number Fast Find Index. PL CLASS ORIGINAL # PL CLASS ORIGINAL # PL CLASS ORIGINAL # PL PL PL PL PL PL PL SEMI-RETIRED FOAMER h p://alcogoodwin.blogspot.com

21 ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS Please us: CAN YOU HELP? We are currently working on similar lists and would be interested in hearing from you if you wish to help. * 48 Class Mk3 Mk4 * NSW 44 Class Update.* NSW 442/80 Class * Philippine Diesel Era lis ng. * Philippine Rollingstock lis ng SEMI RETIRED FOAMER Check Out Our Website. h p://alcogoodwin.blogspot.com DA7 at Islington Workshops in Adelaide following rebuild Photo: David Arnold

22 4850 climbs out of Cooks River yard. Note the differing fonts in the number boxes. Brad Peadon