South Australian Railways 900 class
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A class of locomotive introduced and operated by the South Australian Railways
that was subsequently operated by Australian National Railways
. This class of locomotive was powered by an English Electric 16SVT (1588 hp) diesel engine. There were 10 units built.
The 900 class of locomotive were introduced in 1951 within days of the introduction of the first mainline diesel locomotives, the Commonwealth Railways
GM class, as such they are among the earliest diesel locomotive types in Australia. The class were built at South Australian Railways
Islington Workshops. They were withdrawn by from revenue service by Australian National Railways
in the mid 1980s with 907 and 909 performing the last service from Angaston to Adelaide
on 18 June, 1985.
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...
that was subsequently operated by 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:...
. This class of locomotive was powered by an English Electric 16SVT (1588 hp) diesel engine. There were 10 units built.
The 900 class of locomotive were introduced in 1951 within days of the introduction of the first mainline diesel locomotives, the Commonwealth Railways
Commonwealth Railways
The Commonwealth Railways were established in 1912, as part of a government department, currently called the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by the Government of Australia to construct the missing link in the east-west transcontinental railway and...
GM class, as such they are among the earliest diesel locomotive types in Australia. The class were built at South Australian Railways
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...
Islington Workshops. They were withdrawn by from revenue service by 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:...
in the mid 1980s with 907 and 909 performing the last service from Angaston to Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on 18 June, 1985.
Preserved
Three units remain in museums, they are:- 900 Lady Norrie, resides 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 :...
- 907 resides at 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 a very poor condition at Strathalbyn - 909 resides at SteamRanger, in a very poor condition