D34 Class

D34 (Chris Stratton)

Locomotive numbers: D34

Model Number: STE195C
 

Type Diesel-Electric
Introduced 1969
Number in class 1
Manufacturer EE
Gauge Standard
Axles Co-Co 
Length 16.5 m
Mass 132 t
Engine EE 12CSVT
Generator EE 822 
Traction motors EE 548 
Power 1455 kW / 1950 HP
Tractive effort 321 / 254 kN
Speed 49 / 16 km/h

For more than 20 years, this was the only "mainline" loco at Port Kembla, and it was used almost exclusively for the coal mines, such as that at Wongawilli.
This loco has recently been banned from mainline work, as it is too rigid, and thus damages curves.
 
 
 

Loco Serial # In Service Comments
D34 A-197 5/1969

 
 

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