Railways and Tramways of Australia
22 Class
22 Class unit 2207, ALF19 and GWA009 on 1411S freight, South Australia, 22 February 2016. 2207 began service as 422 Class member 42207 in 1969. Photo: Greg Wotton, Flickr Commons.
Road numbers:
2202, 2204, 2207, 2210, 2212, 2214, 2216
Operator:
Aurizon (2202, 2207, 2210, 2212, 2214); Magnetic Rail Group (2216); Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2204)
Gauge:
1435 mm
Year of entry into service:
1969
Number built:
14
Model:
J26C
Manufacturer:
Clyde Engineering
Manufacturing location:
Granville, NSW
Engine:
EMD 645E
Traction power:
1491 kW
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
109.7 t
Length:
17.2 m
The 22 Class units first entered service as members of the 422 Class in New South Wales in 1969. Fourteen members of the 422 Class were refurbished by Downer EDI at Port Augusta in South Australia and reclassified as the 22 Class, re-entering service from 2001. Five of these were again reclassified as the DC Class.