422 Class

42204 (Michael Donahoo)



42206 (Chris Stratton)



42202 (Marc Hunt)

FL220 (Rodney Smith)



2201 (Mark Grace)



Locomotive numbers: 42201-42220

Model Number: J26C (42220 later J26C-2SS)
 


Type Diesel-Electric
Introduced 1969
Number in class 20
Manufacturer Clyde Engineering, Granville
Gauge Standard 
Axles Co-Co 
Length 18.44 m
Mass 110 t
Engine EMD 16-645E
Generator
Alternator
EMD D32B-D14 
EMD AR16-D14 (42220, following rebuild)
Traction motors EMD D77
Power 1640 kW / 2200 HP
Tractive effort 323 / 271 kN
Speed 124 / 12 km/h

The 422 class were the first of the "Flying Bricks", a boxy design which seems a bit "dull" to some railfans. They have spent most of their time on the "Main South" to Albury, as well as on to Melbourne, including work on the Melbourne-Sydney passenger services. Following the introduction of the NR class, their future became uncertain, and all were then withdrawn. Countrylink owned 42203 and 42220 prior to their withdrawl, and they were used for their Griffith/Broken Hill passenger services.
In 1980, 42220 was rebuilt, to trial the new "Super Series" wheelslip-correction equipment, thus becoming a prototype for the 81 class.

Two of the class have been sold to Northern Rivers Railroad, 16 have been sold to Australia Southern Railroad, and the last two have been sold to CFCLA.

Northern Rivers Railroad:
These locos were the latest addition to the Northern Rivers Railroad fleet. One of the two has been returned to service.
They were later sold to QR Interail to become their 422 class.

QR - Interail:
These locos became the most powerful locos in the Interail fleet at their time of pruchase. Both are now in service in NSW. They were later joined by those ex-ARG 422's joining the QRN fleet (see below).

CFCLA - FL/HL:
These locos were the first of the locos bought from Freightcorp to enter service with CFCLA. Both are now back in service.
HL203 is in a maroon livery.

Australia Railroad Group (ASR):
These locos were initially used as bankers in the Adelaide Hills and other traffic, and were later used for construction work on the Alice Springs - Darwin line.
42207, 42209-42211, and 42218 have even returned to NSW for a time, on loan to ATN and Lachlan Valley Railfreight, while 2203 and 42219 went on lease to South Spur Rail in WA (among their travels). As a result, the 422 class are now become one of the more travelled classes on the Australian railway network.
It is also possible that some upgrading work may be done on them.
All are now back in SA, or on the Alice-Darwin line.

2201-2204 were used on construction work for the Alice-Darwin line, and a Manildra Group contract for ARG saw the 422's returning to NSW.

With the sale and breakup of ARG in 2006, the class was split between QRN-ARG and GWA, with most going to QRN.


Named locomotives:

2201 Tennant Creek
2202 Katherine
2203 Darwin
2204 Alice
42202
Casino

2201-2204 have been named after major towns on the Alice-Darwin line, as they were used for construction work on the line.
Casino was Interail's base of operations, in far northern NSW.

Loco Serial # In Service Comments
42201 69-656 1/1969 Withdrawn ?
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 5-2005, Renumbered 2205
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service, renumbered DC2205
42202 69-657 3/1969 Withdrawn 1996
Sold to Northern Rivers Railroad (never entered service)
Sold to QR - Interail, In service 7-2002
42203 69-658 3/1969 Withdrawn 2000
Sold to CFCLA as HL203, In service 12-2001
42204 69-659 4/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 7-2005, Renumbered 2206
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service, renumbered DC2206
42205 69-660 5/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 10-2001, Renumbered 2201
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42206 69-661 5/1969 Withdrawn 1999
Sold to Northern Rivers Railroad, In service 6-2000
Withdrawn 2002
Sold to QR - Interail, In service 5-2002
42207 69-662 5/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 9-2000, Renumbered 2207
Sold to GWA in 2006 and continued in service
42208 69-663 6/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 2-2005, Renumbered 2208
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42209 69-664 6/1969 Withdrawn ?
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 10-2000
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
Withdrawn 2008
42210 69-665 6/1969 Withdrawn 2000
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 7-2000, Renumbered 2210
Sold to GWA in 2006 and continued in service
42211 69-666 8/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 10-2000
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42212 69-667 8/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 6-2005, Renumbered 2212
Sold to GWA in 2006 and continued in service
42213 69-668 9/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 8-2001, Renumbered 2202
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42214 69-669 9/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 6-2001, Renumbered 2203
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42215 69-670 10/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 12-2004, Renumbered 2213
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service, renumbered DC2213
42216 69-671 10/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 3-2001, Renumbered 2204
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service
42217 69-672 11/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service ?-2004, Renumbered 2214
Sold to GWA in 2006 and continued in service
42218 69-673 12/1969 Withdrawn 1997
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 12-2001, Renumbered 2215
Sold to QRN in 2006 and continued in service, renumbered DC2215
42219 69-674 12/1969 Withdrawn 2000
Sold to Australia Southern Railroad, In service 7-2000, Renumbered 2216
Sold to GWA in 2006 and continued in service
42220 70-675 
80-1000
1/1970 Rebuilt with Super Series
Withdrawn 2000
Sold to CFCLA as FL220, In service 10-2001

 
 

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