New South Wales 49 class locomotive

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New South Wales 49 class

4916 at Thirlmere in May 2010

| Type and origin

Power type| Diesel-electric
Builder| Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number| 60-221 to 60-226
62-257 to 62-262
64-342 to 64-347
Model| EMD G8C
Build date| 1960-1964
Total produced| 18
| Specifications

Configuration:
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• UIC| Co-Co
Gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter| 40 in (1,016 mm)
Length| Over headstocks:
46 ft 3 in (14.10 m),
Over coupler pulling faces:
50 ft 5 in (15.37 m)
Width| 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Height| 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Axle load| 13 long tons 6 cwt (29,800 lb or 13.5 t)
Loco weight| 80 long tons 0 cwt (179,200 lb or 81.3 t)
Fuel type| Diesel
Fuel capacity| 690 imp gal (3,100 L; 830 US gal)
Lubricant cap.| 108 imp gal (490 L; 130 US gal)
Coolant cap.| 133 imp gal (600 L; 160 US gal)
Sandbox cap.| 12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover| EMD 8-567C or 8-567CR
RPM range| 275-835
Engine type| Two-stroke V8 diesel
Aspiration| Roots blower
Generator| EMD D25
Traction motors| EMD D29, 6 of
Cylinders| 8
Cylinder size| 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
| Performance figures

Maximum speed| 77 mph (124 km/h)
Power output| Gross:
950 hp (710 kW),
For traction:
875 hp (650 kW)
Tractive effort| Continuous:
37,200 lbf (165.47 kN)
at 6.3 mph (10.1 km/h)
| Career

Operators| NSW Department of Railways
Number in class| 18
Numbers| 4901-4918
First run| 29 September 1960
Preserved| 4903, 4906, 4916, 4918
Disposition| 7 Operational, 5 Scrapped,
4 Preserved, 1 Stored, 1 Static

The 49 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1960 and 1964.

## History

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4908 when owned by 3801 Limited at Wagga Wagga in June 2006

The 49 class was ordered in three batches each of six locomotives. They entered service in the Western Region of New South Wales and hauled trains on all branchlines as well as mainlines west of Lithgow. They periodically travelled as far a field as Moree in the north-west and Cootamundra in the south-west.[1]

Between July and November 1989, the whole class was transferred to Delec Locomotive Depot in Sydney.[2][3] As well as metropolitan trip workings they were used on coal trains to Tahmoor on the Main South line.[4] In January 1994, they began to operate on the Illawarra line to Bombo on ballast trains.[5]

In June 1994, the Manildra Group leased 4907 from FreightCorp for use at its Gunnedah mill.[6] Later in 1994, Manildra purchased 4907 along with 4913 and had them rebuilt by Clyde Engineering, Kelso with lower No.1 ends, the second being for use at their Manildra mill.[7][8] To haul infrastructure trains in Victoria during the Melbourne-Adelaide railway standard gauge conversion project, 4903, 4912 and 4916 were leased to National Rail in late 1994.[9]

In February 1995, the remaining examples still in service with FreightCorp were withdrawn.[10] Most were returned to traffic later in 1995[11] before again being withdrawn in July 1997.[12] In April 1998, 4910 was leased for seven months to Northern Rivers Railroad hauling services between Grafton and Murwillumbah.[13]

By 1999, the 49s had begun to be sold with 3801 Limited, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia, Consolidated Rail Leasing, Patrick Portlink and Southern Shorthaul Railroad among those to have operated them, with many having had more than one owner post FreightCorp.[1][14] Northern Rivers Railroad purchased a number, although none entered service. They were either resold or stripped for spares with the bogies off some used to regauge Queensland Railways 1502 class locomotives when converted to the 423 class.[15]

Today[when?], Southern Shorthaul Railroad own and operate 4904, 4908, 4910, 4911 and 4917, as well as Manildra Group's MM02 (ex- 4913) being used on some grain trains. 4910 has been out of service[as of?] following a level crossing collision at Rockview in 2023, between Junee and Marrar, during which it derailed and tipped over. It is currently stored[as of?] at SSR's North Bendigo Workshops pending possible repairs.[16]

4916 is owned by Transport Heritage NSW[as of?] and can be regularly seen operating a variety of tourist trains around the state, or else stabled at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere.

## Fleet status

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NSW No | Serial No | Entered Service | Current/Last Owner | Livery | Status | Notes

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4901 | 60-221 | Sep 1960 | Interail | Green & yellow | Scrapped |
4902 | 60-222 | Oct 1960 | Private owner | Green & yellow | Scrapped | Was previously stored at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre but scrapped in 2014
4903 | 60-223 | Nov 1960 | Sydney Rail Services | Patrick Portlink red, yellow & black | Preserved, operational | ex Patrick Portlink ex Interail
4904 | 60-224 | Dec 1960 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Operational | ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia
4905 | 60-225 | Feb 1961 | Traction Engineering | Traction Engineering orange | Static, Werris Creek |
4906 | 60-226 | Mar 1961 | Lachlan Valley Railway | Patrick Portlink red, yellow & black | Preserved, operational | ex Patrick Portlink ex Interail
4907 | 62-257 | Jun 1962 | Manildra Group | Manildra blue & yellow | Operational | renumbered MM01
4908 | 62-258 | Jul 1962 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | Greentrains green & yellow | Operational | ex Greentrains ex 3801 Limited
4909 | 62-259 | Jul 1962 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped |
4910 | 62-260 | Aug 1962 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Rebuilding Bendigo Workshops|ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia KL81
4911 | 62-261 | Oct 1962 | Consolidated Rail Leasing | CRL yellow, red & black | Operational | ex Manildra Group
4912 | 62-262 | Nov 1962 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped |
4913 | 64-342 | Jun 1964 | Manildra Group | Manildra blue & yellow | Operational | renumbered MM02
4914 | 64-343 | Jun 1964 | Interail | SRA candy | Scrapped |
4915 | 64-344 | Jul 1964 | State Rail Authority | Indian Red | Scrapped |
4916 | 64-345 | Aug 1964 | Transport Heritage NSW | Tuscan | Preserved, operational |
4917 | 64-346 | Aug 1964 | Southern Shorthaul Railroad | SSR yellow & black | Operational | ex Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia KL82
4918 | 64-347 | Sep 1964 | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Tuscan | Preserved, operational |

## References

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1. ^ a b 49 Class – 1960 Trackside 2012
2. ^ "Motive Power Policies" Railway Digest September 1989 page 303
3. ^ "49 Class" Railway Digest January 1990 page 17
4. ^ "Tahmoor Coal" Railway Digest January 1990 page 15
5. ^ "49 Class" Railway Digest March 1994 page 28
6. ^ "49 Class" Railway Digest September 1994 page 45
7. ^ "Manildra Group News: Locos and New Wagons" Railway Digest December 1994 page 7
8. ^ Railway Digest May 1995 page 7
9. ^ "The Melbourne – Adelaide Standard Gauge Project – An Update" Railway Digest February 1995 page 16
10. ^ "49 Class Withdrawn" Railway Digest March 1995 page 12
11. ^ "Rail Authorities Face Loco Shortage" Railway Digest December 1995 page 16
12. ^ Railway Digest September 1997 page 33
13. ^ Railway Digest August 1998 page 32
14. ^ 49 Class Vicsig
15. ^ "423 Class". vicsig.net. Retrieved 16 August 2024. "The bogies on the 423s are from the 49 classes..."
16. ^ "4910". vicsig.net. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

## Further reading

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* New South Wales Rail System Locomotives. Sydney: Archives Section, State Rail Authority of New South Wales. 1984.

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