South Australian Railways 800 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Wheel diameter	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Length	42 ft (12.802 m) over headstocks
Width	9 ft 6 in (2.896 m)
Height	13 ft 9 in (4.191 m)
Axle load	18 long tons (18.3 t; 20.2 short tons)
Loco weight	72 long tons (73.2 t; 80.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	700 imp gal (840 US gal; 3,200 L)
Lubricant cap.	88 imp gal (106 US gal; 400 L)
Prime mover	English Electric 6SRKT Mk II
RPM range	450–850 rpm
Engine type	four stroke, four valves per cylinder
Aspiration	turbocharged
Generator	EE827/4C
Traction motors	Four EE526/3D
Cylinders	6 Inline
Cylinder size	10 in × 12 in (254 mm × 305 mm)
MU working	110V, stepless electro-pneumatic throttle
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air

South Australian Railways 800 class
South Australian Railways 800 class
	801 on display at the National Railway Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	English Electric, Rocklea
Build date	1956–1957
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Wheel diameter	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Length	42 ft (12.802 m) over headstocks
Width	9 ft 6 in (2.896 m)
Height	13 ft 9 in (4.191 m)
Axle load	18 long tons (18.3 t; 20.2 short tons)
Loco weight	72 long tons (73.2 t; 80.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	700 imp gal (840 US gal; 3,200 L)
Lubricant cap.	88 imp gal (106 US gal; 400 L)
Prime mover	English Electric 6SRKT Mk II
RPM range	450–850 rpm
Engine type	four stroke, four valves per cylinder
Aspiration	turbocharged
Generator	EE827/4C
Traction motors	Four EE526/3D
Cylinders	6 Inline
Cylinder size	10 in × 12 in (254 mm × 305 mm)
MU working	110V, stepless electro-pneumatic throttle
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 miles per hour (97 km/h)
Power output	750 hp (560 kW) gross, 685 hp (510 kW) net
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	38,000 lbf (169.0 kN)
• 1 hour	26,500 lbf (117.9 kN) at 7.6 mph (12.2 km/h)
• Continuous	23,000 lbf (102.3 kN) at 9.2 mph (14.8 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Number in class	10
Numbers	800–809
First run	30 May 1956
Preserved	801
Disposition	1 preserved, 9 scrapped

Power typeDiesel-electric

Build date1956–1957

The 800 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the South Australian Railways in 1956/57. They were nearly identical to the earlier Jamaican Railways 81 class.

v t e Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors
Steam locomotives – 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge	500 520 600 620 700 710 720 740 750 A B C D E F (1st) F (2nd) G Ga Gb Gc Gd Ge H I (1st) I (2nd) J K (broad) L M (1st) M (2nd) N O (1st) O (2nd) P Q R/Rx S 1-3
Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge	300 400 K (narrow) T Tx U V W/Wx X Y/Yx Z
Diesel locomotives	350 500 600 700 800 830 900 930
Railcars	Brill Bluebird Redhen 2000 3000
Electric multiple units	4000
Passenger carriages by class	500/600/700/K D type carriages & Cafeteria Car E type carriages O type carriages Overland Steel carriages
Named or significant trains	Indian Pacific Iron Triangle Limited Silver City Limited Tea & Sugar The Alice The Ghan The Overland Trans-Australian

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