32 (John Cleverdon)
Locomotive numbers: 32-36
Model Number: B80T
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1954 |
| Number in class | 5 |
| Manufacturer | Goninan, Broadmeadow |
| Gauge | Standard |
| Axles | Bo-Bo |
| Length | 11.84 m |
| Mass | 71 t |
| Engine | Cooper Bessemer FWL-6T |
| Generator | GE GT571C3 |
| Traction motors | GE 747D1 |
| Power | 492 kW / 660 HP |
| Tractive effort | 254 / 89 kN |
| Speed | 40 / ? km/h |
These were BHP's first diesel locos at its Newcastle works, being used for coal and steel haulage. They survived into the 80's, but have since been replaced by more modern locos.
Preserved locomotives:
| 32 | OneSteel Newcastle - static display |
| 34 | Richmond Vale Railway |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 32 | 1/S001 | 7/1954 | Preserved |
| 33 | 2/S002 | 7/1954 | Scrapped |
| 34 | 3/S003 | 8/1954 | Preserved - operational |
| 35 | 10/S006 | 12/1956 | Scrapped |
| 36 | 11/S007 | 12/1956 | Scrapped |
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