New South Wales X100 class locomotive
| New South Wales X100 class | |
|---|---|
Normally aspirated | |
| Cylinders | 6 |
| Cylinder size | 3.875 in × 4.25 in (98 mm × 108 mm) |
| Transmission | Allison CRT 3331-3, with BorgWarner M12 final drive unit, and chain drive to both axles |
| Train brakes | None |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 15 mph (24 km/h) |
| Power output | Gross: 93 hp (69 kW), For traction: 51 hp (38 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Continuous: 3,800 lbf (16.90 kN) at 5 mph (8 km/h) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | New South Wales Government Railways |
| Class | X100 |
| Number in class | 2 |
| Numbers | X101–X102 |
| First run | 1962 |
| Withdrawn | 1992 |
| Preserved | X101, X102 |
| Disposition | 2 preserved |
The X100 class were a group of rail tractors built by Chullora Railway Workshops in 1962 and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.
History
A need existed for a small shunting unit that could handle the requirements at the smaller junction marshalling yards, larger intermediate stops and the workshop needs. To resolve this, the X100, and later X200s, was designed and built entirely in the system's own workshops from the early 1960s.[1]
X100 class were two 0-4-0 centre-cab diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives built at the New South Wales Government Railways' Chullora Railway Workshops.
They were delivered in 1962 as the 80 class locomotives, but were re-classified as Shunting Tractors and renumbered X101 and X102 before being allotted to Wauchope and Coffs Harbour. Originally painted in a crimson red and cream colour scheme, they were later repainted in the standard Indian red with chrome lining.[2]
Photos dated 1977 and 1983, show X102 in an all-over chrome yellow paint scheme and working in the Sydney area. X101 was in an all-over Indian-red scheme in 1979 and working at Wauchope.[1]
X101 is now part of the
They were confined to yard limits due to a lack of a "train brake" and as such could not be operated in the same way as regular locomotives. This limitation, and a need for greater tractive effort, lead to the development of the larger and more power X200 class.
References
- ^ a b Collins, Phil (August 1984). "Rail Tractors of the NSW Railways – X100 Class". Australian Model Railway Magazine. pp. 25–27, 30.
- ISBN 0-909650-02-0.
- ^ "Our Rolling Stock (photo)". Historic Electric Traction. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ RailCorp S170 Heritage & Conservation Register RailCorp
- ^ X101 – Shunting Vehicle – Rail Tractor Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ X100/X200 Class Railpage
Further reading
- New South Wales Rail System Locomotives. Sydney: Archives Section, State Rail Authority of New South Wales. 1984.
