Silverton ST27-ST29
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Silverton ST27-ST29 are diesel locomotives owned by South Australian Railways
.
All built for Narrow gauge
on Silvertons Broken Hill
to Cockburn
line.
With the opening of the Standard Gauge
the Silverton operations were relegated to shunting in Broken Hill
and thus sold ST27 to the South Australian Railways
as a 830
class. ST28 and ST29 were converted to Standard gauge
. These two locomotives worked the shunting operations in Broken Hill for the local mines as the only locomotives until the purchase of ex-government locomotives in the form 442 and 48/830 class locomotives.
830 and New South Wales 48 class
to increase the fleet and used for banking National Rail
trains in the late 1990s.
Ex Australian National 830 class
Both of these locomotives have regained their SAR 830 class numbers.
Ex NSW 48 class
SAR 830 class
South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission in 1975, together with the former Commonwealth Railways and the former Tasmanian Government Railways...
.
All built for Narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
on Silvertons Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
to Cockburn
Cockburn, South Australia
Cockburn is a town on the border of South Australia and New South Wales near Broken Hill. The town population consists of roughly 25 people with a greater regional community of 180 as of 2005.-Town history:...
line.
With the opening of the Standard Gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
the Silverton operations were relegated to shunting in Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
and thus sold ST27 to the South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission in 1975, together with the former Commonwealth Railways and the former Tasmanian Government Railways...
as a 830
South Australian Railways 830 class
The 830 class of diesel locomotives were a class of branchline locomotive built by A. E. Goodwin. They had a Co-Co wheelbase and were operated by the South Australian Railways. Most were passed onto Australian National but two were retained by South Australia for the STA but were later sold to...
class. ST28 and ST29 were converted to Standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
. These two locomotives worked the shunting operations in Broken Hill for the local mines as the only locomotives until the purchase of ex-government locomotives in the form 442 and 48/830 class locomotives.
ST class numbers swell
Silverton purchased ex-Australian NationalAustralian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National .-History:...
830 and New South Wales 48 class
New South Wales 48 class locomotive
The 48 Class are a diesel electric locomotive ordered by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1959. Once the most ubiquitous locomotive in New South Wales , the locomotives were built by A. E. Goodwin, based on Alco frames and prime movers, using General Electric electrical equipment...
to increase the fleet and used for banking National Rail
National Rail
National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
trains in the late 1990s.
Silverton Rail and Open Access
With the change of name to Silverton Rail and Open Access, the class was renumbered mostly on paper into the 48s series number.Status
Original| Number | Current Owner | ARG Number | SAR Number | Silverton Rail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST27 | GWA | 907 | 874 | N/A |
| ST28 | Coote Industrial | N/A | N/A | 48s28 |
| ST29 | Coote Industrial | N/A | N/A | 48s29 |
Ex Australian National 830 class
| Locomotive | Current Owner | SAR Number | Silverton Rail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST30 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s30 | |
| ST31 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s31 |
Both of these locomotives have regained their SAR 830 class numbers.
Ex NSW 48 class
New South Wales 48 class locomotive
The 48 Class are a diesel electric locomotive ordered by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1959. Once the most ubiquitous locomotive in New South Wales , the locomotives were built by A. E. Goodwin, based on Alco frames and prime movers, using General Electric electrical equipment...
| Locomotive | Current Owner | NSWGR Number | Silverton Rail |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST32 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s32 |
| ST33 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s33 |
| ST34 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s34 |
| ST35 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s35 |
| ST36 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s36 |
| ST37 | Coote Industrial | Example | 48s37 |
Colour schemes
All were delivered in the Silverton Red and White which was replaced in the 1980s with the Silverton Yellow scheme. The two original ST class did not gain the Silverton Blue/Yellow; the latest scheme for the class was the Coote Industrial green.Modeling
Like the 48/830 classes, the ST class was also produced in HO Scale by Powerline Models in both the Silverton Red/White and the Silverton Blue/Yellow.See also
NSW 48 classNew South Wales 48 class locomotive
The 48 Class are a diesel electric locomotive ordered by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1959. Once the most ubiquitous locomotive in New South Wales , the locomotives were built by A. E. Goodwin, based on Alco frames and prime movers, using General Electric electrical equipment...
SAR 830 class
South Australian Railways 830 class
The 830 class of diesel locomotives were a class of branchline locomotive built by A. E. Goodwin. They had a Co-Co wheelbase and were operated by the South Australian Railways. Most were passed onto Australian National but two were retained by South Australia for the STA but were later sold to...