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GM1 Class                        

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Southern Shorthaul Railroad locomotives GM10 and B61, Werris Creek, New South Wales, 5 January 2017.

Road numbers:

GM3, GM10

 

Operator:

Southern Shorthaul Railroad

 

Gauge:

1435 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

1951

 

Number built:

11

 

Model:

ML-1

 

Manufacturer:

Clyde Engineering

 

Manufacturing location:

Granville, NSW

 

Engine:

EMD 567B

 

Traction power:

1119 kW

 

Wheel arrangement:

A1A-A1A

 

Weight:

111.0 t

 

Length:

17.9 m

The GM Class units were the first mainline diesel locomotives to enter service with Commonwealth Railways. Their introduction led to the dieselisation of the Trans-Australian Railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. When similar but more powerful units were introduced, the original GM units became known as the GM1 Class while the newer diesels were referred to as the GM12 Class. The remaining members of the class are now stored.

 

 

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