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S Class

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Southern Shorthaul Railroad locomotives at Lithgow, New South Wales: S302 and B61, with GM22 at left, 9 August 2015.

Road numbers:

S302, S311–12, S317

Operator:

Southern Shorthaul Railroad

Gauge:

1435 mm

Year of entry into service:

1957

Number built:

Model:

16C

Manufacturer:

Clyde Engineering

Manufacturing location:

Granville, NSW

Engine:

EMD 567C

Traction power:

1342 kW

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

Weight:

115.8 t

Length:

17.9 m

The first S Class diesel locomotives entered service with Victorian Railways in 1957. They were similar to the GM12 Class in service with Commonwealth Railways and the 42 Class in service with the Department of Railways in New South Wales. The S Class proved to be reliable units in both passenger and freight service, and continue to be used by various operators.