BHP Port Kembla D1 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	3 ft 8 in (1,118 mm)
Wheelbase	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Length	41 ft (12.50 m)
Width	9 ft 3 in (2,819 mm)
Height	14 ft (4,267 mm)
Adhesive weight	21.75 long tons; (22.1 t; 24.4 short tons)
Loco weight	87 long tons; (88.4 t; 97.4 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	600 imp gal; (2,700 L; 720 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	82 imp gal; (370 L; 98 US gal)
Coolant cap.	100 imp gal; (450 L; 120 US gal)
Prime mover	English Electric 8SRKT Mk I
RPM range	450 to 750 rpm
Engine type	four stroke, 8 in line, two valves per cylinder
Aspiration	turbocharged
Generator	English Electric 819
Cylinders	8
Cylinder size	10 in × 12 in; (254 mm × 305 mm)
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Commonwealth Engineering, Granville
Build date	1950-1951
Total produced	8

BHP Port Kembla D1 class
BHP Port Kembla D1 class
	D1 in storage at the NSW Rail Museum, 2016
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Commonwealth Engineering, Granville
Build date	1950-1951
Total produced	8
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	3 ft 8 in (1,118 mm)
Wheelbase	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Length	41 ft (12.50 m)
Width	9 ft 3 in (2,819 mm)
Height	14 ft (4,267 mm)
Adhesive weight	21.75 long tons; (22.1 t; 24.4 short tons)
Loco weight	87 long tons; (88.4 t; 97.4 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	600 imp gal; (2,700 L; 720 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	82 imp gal; (370 L; 98 US gal)
Coolant cap.	100 imp gal; (450 L; 120 US gal)
Prime mover	English Electric 8SRKT Mk I
RPM range	450 to 750 rpm
Engine type	four stroke, 8 in line, two valves per cylinder
Aspiration	turbocharged
Generator	English Electric 819
Cylinders	8
Cylinder size	10 in × 12 in; (254 mm × 305 mm)
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
Power output	880 hp (660 kW) gross, 800 hp (600 kW) net
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	57,000 lbf (253.5 kN)
• Continuous	23,500 lbf (104.5 kN) at 10.2 mph (20 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	Australian Iron & Steel
Number in class	8
Numbers	D1-D8
First run	4 May 1950
Retired	2004
Preserved	D1, D6, D7
Disposition	2 preserved, 1 stored,; 5 scrapped

Build date1950-1951

The D1 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville with English Electric traction equipment for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks in 1950–1951.

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