New South Wales 421 class locomotive

The 421 class was built in between 1965 and 1966 by the Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering was the name of part of the business now known as Downer EDI Rail. Clyde Engineering were involved in the construction of railway locomotives and rolling stock, as well as larger scale engineering projects on behalf of the governments of Australia...

in Granville, New South Wales

Granville, New South Wales

Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. A small part in the north-west is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Holroyd.South Granville is a...

. These mainline locomotives were a follow on from the 42 class

New South Wales 42 class locomotive

The 42 class locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering at Granville, New South Wales for the New South Wales Government Railways between 1955 and 1956. Six locomotives were built numbered 4201–4206...

units, which had one cab only. The locomotives retained the classic "bulldog nose

Bulldog nose

"Bulldog nose" is the nickname given, due to their appearance, to several diesel locomotives manufactured by GM-EMD and its licencees from 1939 to 1970...

" as with the other Clyde built locomotives, i.e. GM, S

Victorian Railways S class (diesel)

The Victorian Railways S class mainline diesel electric locomotive were built from 1957 by Clyde Engineering for the Victorian Railways of Australia...

and 42

New South Wales 42 class locomotive

classes at one end, but feature a flat-cab at the other end. In this respect, they are unique amongst bulldog-nose locomotives in the world.

The locomotives had an EMD 16-567C

EMD 567

The EMD 567 is a line of diesel engines built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. This engine, which succeeded Winton's 201-A, was used in EMD's locomotives from 1938 until its replacement in 1966 by the EMD 645. It has a bore of , a stroke of and a displacement of 567 in³ per cylinder...

engine producing 1455 kW, with an EMD D32F generator and EMD D67 traction motors. The 421 class can achieve a top speed of 115 km/h. They ride on Co-Co bogies and operate on standard gauge. They are 18.91 m long and weigh 110 tonnes.

Five locomotives were bought by Northern Rivers Railroad 42103, 42105, 42106, 42107, 42109, which was then sold to Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...

subsidiary Interail

Interail

Interail is an Australian rail freight operator based in Casino, New South Wales.-Creation:Interail was launched on May 31, 2002, as the interstate running arm of Queensland Rail, entering railway operations in New South Wales with the acquisition of Northern Rivers Railroad...

. Other units saved were 42101 which is preserved at the Goulburn Roundhouse Heritage Centre (private), while 42102 is preserved at the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum

Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum

The Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia is a large, privately owned collection of preserved railway vehicles and equipment from the railways of New South Wales, covering both Government and private railways...

. 42106 is still stored at Casino and never entered service with NRR or Interail

As of Jan 18th, 2011 42101 is now at 3801 Ltd workshop, having its interior restoration finished.

See also