Class: | NB (diesel) | |
Builder: | Commonwealth Railways, Port Augusta Workshops | |
Introduced: | 1957 | |
Number in Class: | 1 | |
Model: | - | |
Wheel Arrangement: | C | |
Engine: | Manufacture: | GM |
- | Model: | 6/71 |
Cylinders: | Number: | 6 in line (two stroke) |
- | Bore & stroke: | 4¼ in. x 5 in. |
Horsepower: | 140 at 1700 rpm | |
Gear ratio: | 46:15 | |
Tractive Effort | Starting: | 10,080 lbs |
Length (over coupling points): | 21 ft. 6 in. | |
Maximum Axle Load: | 6 tons | |
Total weight: | 18 tons | |
Fuel Capacity: | 114 gallons | |
Maximum Speed: | 20 mph | |
Hydraulic Transmission: | Allison Series 600 | |
Hydraulic Final Drive: | David Brown |
1958 | Diesel-Hydraulic Loco created from steam locomotive NB 30. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972 | Withdrawn from service. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.1979 | To Pichi Richi Railway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30.5.1997 | TIMS/WMS: shows locomotive "NB 30 T" in AN "Mainland Division".
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