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HL Class

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HL203 attaching to a heritage train, Thirlmere, New South Wales, 5 March 2016.

Road numbers:

HL203

Operator:

Watco Australia

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1969

Number built:

1

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

HL203 entered service with the Department of Railways in New South Wales in 1969 as 422 Class member 42203. It was sold to CFCL Australia (now Rail First Asset Management) in 2001 and was renumbered HL203. Watco Australia purchased it in 2016 for use in Western Australia.