South Australian Railways 500 class (diesel)
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South Australian Railways 500 is a class of diesel locomotive operated by the South Australian Railways
and built by their own workshops using English electric
components, including the English Electric 4SRKT (500 hp) diesel engine. In 1975 the 500 class were transferred to the Australian National Railways
. Most were scrapped in the 1990s, and the remaining locos in the ownership of AN
were passed to Australian Southern Railroad who then became Australian Railway Group. One member remained with ARG in Western Australia.
South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission in 1975, together with the former Commonwealth Railways and the former Tasmanian Government Railways...
and built by their own workshops using English electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
components, including the English Electric 4SRKT (500 hp) diesel engine. In 1975 the 500 class were transferred to the Australian National Railways
Australian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National .-History:...
. Most were scrapped in the 1990s, and the remaining locos in the ownership of AN
Australian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National .-History:...
were passed to Australian Southern Railroad who then became Australian Railway Group. One member remained with ARG in Western Australia.
Surviving members
- 508 is owned by GWA, Used by EDI RailEDi RailDowner Rail is a rail company based in Australia. Formed by a merger of Walkers and Clyde Engineering, it is currently a division of Downer EDi...
at Port Augusta as there shunter. - 515 is preserved at the National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide)National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide)thumb|Conference dinner being held in the rollingstock pavilionThe National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is the current site of the Port Dock Station Railway Museum's vast Australian Railway Collection.- History :...
as their SG Shunter. - 518 is owned by Gemcorail and is currently used as a broad gauge shunter at Islington workshops.
- 527 was owned by ARG after the split from GWA and was donated to SteamrangerSteamRangerSteamRanger is an historic train society in South Australia running trains on the Victor Harbor railway line. They are the only group regularly running broad gauge steam locomotives in South Australia...
in October 2010. - 532 is Owned by GWA, Is stored at the OnesteelOneSteelOneSteel is an Australian-based mining, ore processing and steel manufacturing company specialising in steel-long products for the construction, mining, transport and agricultural industries...
Whyalla SteelworksWhyalla SteelworksWhyalla Steelworks is owned by OneSteel which was spun out from BHP in 2000- History :The Whyalla steelworks was first established in May, 1941, with the construction by BHP of a blast furnace and ship yard at Whyalla. At this time, only iron was made and sold as pigs or sent to other BHP Plants...
was transfed there but had no seen much use.
External links
- National Railway Museum http://www.natrailmuseum.org.au/rollingstockexhibit.php?exhibitID=43
- http://www.railsa.org/motive-power/diesel-locomotives/500-class/
- http://www.steamranger.org.au/enthusiast/diesel.htm
- http://www.comrails.com/sar_locos/p_500.html