NSU52 (Chris Carpenter)

Locomotive numbers: NSU51-64

Model Number:
 
 

Type	Diesel-Electric
Introduced	1954
Number in class	14
Manufacturer	Birmingham Carriage and Wagon
Gauge	Narrow
Axles	A1A-A1A
Length	14.12 m
Mass	62 t
Engine	Sulzer 6LDA28
Generator	Crompton-Parkinson CG390
Traction motors	Crompton-Parkinson ?
Power	635 kW / 850 HP
Tractive effort	100 / 68 kN
Speed	81 / 25 km/h

The NSU class were the first diesel locos on the CR narrow gauge network. They intially began work on the Central Australia Railway, and later worked the Northern Australia Railway as well. The standardisation to Alice Springs marked beginning of the end for the class, with the last use for some being the the dismantling of the old CAR.
However, NSU52/53/56/58 were at work on the Wilmington and Quorn lines up until 1988. All of the class have been preserved.

Preserved locomotives:
 
 

NSU51	Pichi Richi Railway
NSU52	Pichi Richi Railway
NSU53	Ghan Preservation Society
NSU54	Pichi Richi Railway
NSU55	Steamtown Peterborough
NSU56	Marree (static display)
NSU57	Marree (static display)
NSU58	Ghan Preservation Society
NSU59	Ghan Preservation Society
NSU60	Marree (static display)
NSU61	National Railway Museum
NSU62	Steamtown Peterborough
NSU63	Adelaide River
NSU64	Ghan Preservation Society

Named locomotives:
 
 

NSU51	George McLeay
NSU58	Don Williams

George McLeay was the Minister for Shipping and Transport at the time of the introduction of the class.
Don Williams is associated with the Ghan Preservation Society.
 
 

Loco	Serial #	In Service	Comments
NSU51	DL1	6/1954	Preserved
NSU52	DL2	5/1954	Preserved - operational
NSU53	DL3	7/1954	Preserved
NSU54	DL4	12/1954	Preserved
NSU55	DL5	12/1954	Preserved - operational
NSU56	DL6	12/1954	Preserved
NSU57	DL7	2/1955	Preserved
NSU58	DL8	1/1955	Preserved - operational
NSU59	DL9	3/1955	Preserved
NSU60	DL10	2/1955	Preserved
NSU61	DL11	3/1955	Preserved
NSU62	DL12	5/1955	Preserved
NSU63	DL13	7/1955	Preserved
NSU64	DL14	8/1955	Preserved

 
 
 

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