900 Class | Railways and Tramways of Australia

900 Class

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906 with a grain train at Port Lincoln railway station, on the narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula Railway, 18 April 2017. Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons.

Road numbers:

901–7

Operator:

Aurizon

Gauge:

1067 mm; 1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1991

Number built:

Model:

DL531

Manufacturer:

AE Goodwin

Manufacturing location:

Auburn, NSW

Engine:

Alco 251B

Traction power:

671 kW (902–907); 708 kW (901)

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

70.0 t (902, 904–907); 71.5 t (901, 903)

Length:

13.5 m

The 900 Class is comprised of former DL531 units: the 830 Class, 48 Class and Silverton locomotive number 27. They were rebuilt as the DA Class in the 1990s and later renumbered as the 900 Class. Their service was mainly used in general freight service on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, but most are now stored.