South Australian Railways 930 class
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The 930 class of diesel locomotives were a class of mainline locomotive built by A. E. Goodwin
for the South Australian Railways
. They have a Co-Co wheelbase. Some are single ended, with a cab at the 'nose' end, while the balance are double ended, with a round cab at one end and a flat cab at the other, almost exactly the same as a New South Wales 44 class locomotive
. These locomotive does not therefore need a turntable. The locomotive can multiple unit operate with most other classes.
They have operated as required on two gauges, and . After privatisation they have also moved interstate. The locomotive were similar to the New South Wales 44 class locomotive
.
In the beginning the locomotives were equipped with automatic staff exchanger
equipment, which enabled the token(s) for the section to be exchanged at a reasonably high speed.
958 is preserved in operational condition at Steamranger Heritage Railways in Mt Barker.
961 is currently stored at Islington Workshops and out of use (number changed to 44s1).
963 is at Steamranger Heritage Railway in an non-operational condition.
TrainOrama is producing a Single Ended and Double ended 930 class but numbers are limited
A. E. Goodwin
A. E. Goodwin was an Australian heavy engineering firm, which produced railway locomotives and rolling stock, as well as roadmaking machinery....
for the 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...
. They have a Co-Co wheelbase. Some are single ended, with a cab at the 'nose' end, while the balance are double ended, with a round cab at one end and a flat cab at the other, almost exactly the same as a New South Wales 44 class locomotive
New South Wales 44 class locomotive
The New South Wales 44 class locomotives were one of the first locomotives built by A. E. Goodwin in the Alco tradition. One-hundred of these DL500B units were built. Introduced in 1957, these locomotives have served every part of NSW, from services in the North and South, to the Indian Pacific...
. These locomotive does not therefore need a turntable. The locomotive can multiple unit operate with most other classes.
They have operated as required on two gauges, and . After privatisation they have also moved interstate. The locomotive were similar to the New South Wales 44 class locomotive
New South Wales 44 class locomotive
The New South Wales 44 class locomotives were one of the first locomotives built by A. E. Goodwin in the Alco tradition. One-hundred of these DL500B units were built. Introduced in 1957, these locomotives have served every part of NSW, from services in the North and South, to the Indian Pacific...
.
In the beginning the locomotives were equipped with automatic staff exchanger
Token (railway signalling)
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to...
equipment, which enabled the token(s) for the section to be exchanged at a reasonably high speed.
Preserved
930 is preserved on static display at the National Railway Museum.958 is preserved in operational condition at Steamranger Heritage Railways in Mt Barker.
961 is currently stored at Islington Workshops and out of use (number changed to 44s1).
963 is at Steamranger Heritage Railway in an non-operational condition.
Modeling
The 930 class was modeled by Lima in HO Scale only the Double Cab was produced.TrainOrama is producing a Single Ended and Double ended 930 class but numbers are limited