BHP NEWCASTLE 37 TYPE

 

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37 CLASS
Road Numbers	37 to 58
Builder	Goninan, Broadmeadow
Model	L80T
Engine	2x Cummins nhs-6
	2x Rolls Royce C 6RFL
	2x Cummins NT855-12
	2x Cummins NT855-L4
Gauge	915mm
	1435mm Standard
Wheels	Bo-Bo
Power	388kW to 450kW
Length	10300mm
Mass	73t

Unit #	Builders #	Date	Power	Engine	Owner	Status	Livery	Location
37	2121-07/60-001	Jul-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
38	2121-07/60-002	Aug-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
39	2121-07/60-003	Aug-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
40	2121-08/60-004	Sep-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
41	2121-08/60-005	Sep-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
42	3456-10/60-006	Nov-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	RVRM	Stored	Blue	Richmond Main
43	3456-10/60-007	Nov-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	RVRM	Stored	Yellow	Richmond Main
44	3546-11/60-008	Nov-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
45	3456-11/60-009	Dec-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
46	3456-12/60-010	Dec-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
47	3456-12/60-011	Dec-60	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	DSR&M	Stored	Yellow	Dorrigo
48	4970-09/61-012	Oct-61	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	Manildra Group	Stored	Blue/Yellow	Gunnedah	MM04
49	4970-09/61-013	Oct-61	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	Lagoona Lime	Operational	Yellow	Kalgoorlie	50
50	4970-10/61-014	Oct-61	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	Lagoona Lime	Stored	Yellow	Kalgoorlie	49
51	4970-11/61-015	Nov-61	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	Private	Restoration	Blue/Yellow	Cowra	MM03
52	4970-12/61-016	Nov-61	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	DSR&M	Stored	Yellow	Dorrigo
53	9211-04/64-018	Apr-64	2x 194kW	Rolls Royce C-6TFL	Private	Stored	Yellow	Richmond Main
54	3835-12/65-020	Dec-65	2x 202kW	Cummins NHS-6	Private	Stored	Yellow	Richmond Main
55	3275-09/77-051	Sep-77	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	JRW	Operational	Grey	Junee	Folly
56	2967-11/77-052	Nov-77	2x 202kW	Cummins NT855-12	BHP	Scrapped	Yellow	Newcastle Site
57	6606-01/82-057	Dec-82	2x 225kW	Cummins NT855-L4	JRW	Stored	Yellow	Junee
58	6606-01/82-058	Apr-83	2x 225kW	Cummins NT855-L4	Manildra Group	Scrapped	Yellow	Bomaderry

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