New South Wales 422 class locomotive

The 422 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Department of Railways New South Wales in 1969/70.

New South Wales 422 class
Australian Railroad Group 2208 at Newport
in September 2006
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number69-656 to 69-674, 70-675
ModelEMD J26C
(42220 rebuilt to J26C-2SS)
Build date19691970
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICCo-Co
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter40 in (1,016 mm)
Length
  • Over headstocks: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m)
  • Over coupler pulling faces: 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m)
Width9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t)
Loco weight108 long tons 0 cwt (241,900 lb or 109.7 t)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity1,200 imp gal
(5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.166 imp gal
(750 l; 199 US gal)
Coolant cap.175 imp gal
(800 l; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap.12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime moverEMD 16-645E
RPM range315900
Engine typeTwo-stroke V16 diesel
AspirationRoots blower
GeneratorEMD D32B-D14
Traction motorsEMD D77B, 6 of
Cylinders16
Cylinder size9.0625 in × 10 in
(230 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed77 mph (124 km/h)
Power output2,000 hp (1,490 kW)
Tractive effortContinuous:
70,920 lbf (315.47 kN)
at 7.7 mph (12.4 km/h)
Career
Operators
Number in class20
Numbers4220142220
NicknamesRattlesnakes
First run10 January 1969
Current owner
Disposition13 in service, 2 stored,
5 scrapped

History

The 422 class were the first Australian locomotives built with non-streamlined dual cab bodies. Manufactured by Clyde Engineering, Granville, they were introduced into service on the Main South and Illawarra lines where they would spend most of their New South Wales careers hauling passenger and freight services. Among the services they hauled were the Canberra Express, Intercapital Daylight, South Coast Daylight Express, Southern Aurora, Spirit of Progress and Sydney/Melbourne Express.

In 1980, 42220 was rebuilt by Clyde Engineering, Rosewater, receiving an AR16 alternator, a new electrical system and Super Series wheel slip technology. It was a test bed for many of the features incorporated into the 81 class.[1]

From 1982, they began to operate through to Melbourne. This ceased in February 1990 when non air-conditioned locomotives would no longer be accepted by Victorian drivers.[2]

With the formation of National Rail, the 422s were all allocated to the new interstate carrier in July 1995 pending delivery of its NR class locomotives.[3] This saw them again frequently operating to Melbourne, albeit usually as second units and over new territory to Parkes via Forbes and from August 1996 via the North Coast line to Brisbane.[1][4] When they were returned to FreightCorp in September 1997, their Southern duties were now being handled by Class 81s so most were stored.[5]

In 1999, 42202 and 42206 were sold to FreightCorp's North Coast sub-contractor, Northern Rivers Railroad passing with the business to QR National in May 2002.[6]

By January 2000, only 42203 and 42220 remained in service with FreightCorp; these having been fitted with air-conditioning. These were retained primarily to operate CountryLink services from Sydney to Griffith and from January 2000 over new ground on the Outback Express to Broken Hill.[7] These were sold to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia in 2001 and later rebuilt as HL203 and FL220.[6]

In May 2000, the other 16 were sold to the Australian Southern Railroad and transferred in one movement from Werris Creek where they had been stored to Dry Creek, Adelaide[8] where they were gradually reactivated. Some were placed in service operating construction trains on the Alice Springs to Darwin line as well as in South Australia and Western Australia. Others returned to New South Wales on hire to other operators. It was decided to rebuild all 16 as the 22 class which among other modifications saw air-conditioning fitted, although only 14 ended up being completed at Downer Rail, Port Augusta.[6][9][10]

With the splitting up of Australian Railroad Group, 11 passed to Aurizon in February 2006 and five to Genesee & Wyoming Australia in June 2006.[11][12][13][14][15]

Status

As at October 2014, 13 remained in service with Aurizon, CFCL Australia and Genesee & Wyoming Australia with seven in store.[16] In January 2015, four were sold to Apex Industrial and exported to Durban, South Africa being scrapped in December 2015.[17][18] Both CFCL Australia units were sold to Watco Australia in 2016 and transferred to Perth to operate Brookfield Rail infrastructure trains exported to Dĩ An Vietnamese Aug/Sept 2020.[19][20]

NSW NoSerial NoEntered ServiceCurrent/Last OwnerCurrent NoLiveryStatus
4220169-65610 Jan 1969AurizonDC2205Aurizon YellowOperational
4220269-6574 Mar 1969Aurizon42202Northern Rivers Railroad Blue/Orange/YellowStored Rothbury
4220369-65827 Mar 1969Watco AustraliaHL203Watco Black & YellowOperational
4220469-65923 Apr 1969AurizonDC2206Aurizon YellowScrapped at Casino, 2016
4220569-6607 May 1969Vietnam Railways2201ARG Orange & BlackScrapped Sept 2020 Dĩ An Vietnamese Train Joint stock company
4220669-66120 May 1969Aurizon42206Northern Rivers Railroad Blue/Orange/YellowStored Rothbury
4220769-66230 May 1969One Rail Australia2207ARG Orange & BlackOperational
4220869-6639 Jun 1969AurizonDC2208Aurizon YellowStored Forrestfield
4220969-66423 Jun 1969Aurizon42209FreightCorp BlueScrapped at Picton, July 2015
4221069-66523 Jun 1969Genesee & Wyoming Australia2210GWA Orange & BlackOperational
4221169-6664 Aug 1969Apex Industrial42211FreightCorp BlueScrapped December 2015 Durban, South Africa[18]
4221269-66718 Aug 1969One Rail Australia2212GWA Orange & BlackOperational
4221369-6685 Sep 1969Aurizon2202ARG Orange & BlackStored Rothbury
4221469-66924 Sep 1969Vietnam Railways2203ARG Orange & BlackScrapped Aug 2020 Dĩ An Vietnamese Train Joint stock company
4221569-67010 Oct 1969AurizonDC2213Aurizon YellowStored Forrestfield
4221669-67128 Oct 1969Southern Shorthaul Railroad2204ARG Orange & BlackStored cootamundra
4221769-67211 Nov 1969One Rail Australia2214GWA Orange & BlackOperational
4221869-6731 Dec 1969Vietnam RailwaysDC2215ARG Orange & Black (formerly wore Bicentennial livery)Scrapped Sept 2020 Dĩ An Vietnamese Train Joint stock company
4221969-67416 Dec 1969One Rail Australia2216GWA Orange & BlackOperational
4222070-67521 Jan 1970Watco AustraliaFL220Watco Black & YellowOperational

References

  1. "The 422 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest February 2000 page 42
  2. "Locomotives and Traffic Victorian Standard Gauge" Railway Digest March 1990 page 104
  3. "80 Class Return to the NSW North Coast on National Rail Freights" Railway Digest August 1995 page 14
  4. "Locomotives and Traffic 422s to Brisbane" Railway Digest October 1996 page 31
  5. "Locomotives and Traffic Motive Power" Railway Digest September 1997 page 33
  6. NSWGR 422/22/FL/HL Class Locomotive Auscision Models
  7. "Riding the Outback Express" Railway Digest March 2000 page 22
  8. "FreightCorp 422s Sold to Private Operator" Railway Digest June 2000 page 14
  9. 422 Class Railpage
  10. 22 Class Railpage
  11. "Qld Rail buys into freight market" The Age 14 February 2006
  12. Operations Genesee & Wyoming Australia
  13. 422 Class Vicsig
  14. 22 Class Vicsig
  15. Aurizon Locomotive Data Sheet 422/22/DC Class Locomotives for Africa
  16. "Australia Wide Fleet List 2014" Motive Power issue 96 November 2014 pages 64-67
  17. "Motive Power Roundup" Motive Power issue 97 January 2015 page 108
  18. "Australian Locomotive Expatriates" Motive Power issue 107 September 2016 page 48
  19. "Watco Australia" Motive Power issue 108 November 2016 page 28
  20. Transfer of ownership of locomotives FL220 & HL203 Australian Rail Track Corporation 14 November 2016

Further reading

  • New South Wales Rail System Locomotives. Sydney: Archives Section, State Rail Authority of New South Wales. 1984.
  • A Guide to Australian Locomotion 2009 Edition Published by Australian Railway Historical Society (NSW)

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