47 Class

4702 with AK Cars stabled at Lithgow, New South Wales, 26 May 2018. 4702 is preserved by Lachlan Valley Railway.

Road numbers:

4717

Operator:

Qube Logistics

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1972

Number built:

20

Model:

Unknown

Manufacturer:

Goninan

Manufacturing location:

Broadmeadow, NSW

Engine:

Caterpillar D399

Traction power:

746 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

85.3 t

Length:

14.0 m

The 47 Class branch line units provided general freight service, mainly in western and northern New South Wales. Most were scrapped but several have been used by private operators and others preserved.