8173 (John Cleverdon)
Locomotive numbers: 8101-8184
Model Number: JT26C-2SS
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1982 |
| Number in class | 84 |
| Manufacturer | Clyde Engineering, Bathurst |
| Gauge | Standard |
| Axles | Co-Co |
| Length | 19.67 m |
| Mass | 126 t |
| Engine | EMD 16-645E3B |
| Generator | EMD AR16 |
| Traction motors | EMD D77 |
| Power | 2460 kW / 3300 HP |
| Tractive effort | 465 / 337 kN |
| Speed | 115 / 18 km/h |
The 81 class are the primary locos in the FreightCorp fleet. They
are
used for a variety of purposes, including intercapital freight and
(until
recently) passenger services, as well as for export coal and grain
haulage.
Early on, most of their time was on the southern line or the Hunter
Valley,
though this has now expanded.
Thirteen of the class (8102, 6-8, 12, 14-15, 17-18, 20-22, 24) were
transferred to National Rail, but then NR and Freightcorp were jointly
privatised as Pacific
National, so the class was reunited.
The last four, 8181-84, were produced in 1991, partly made up of spare
parts.
8169, 70, 73, and 77 were used on trains for transport company CRT;
while four of the class were used for Leigh Creek coal traffic,
following FreightCorp winning that contract.
Named locomotives:
| 8180 | Tony Luchetti |
Tony Luchetti was a Federal politican from Bathurst, who took over
the seat of Macquarie from Ben Chifley. This name was apparently only
on temporarily.
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 8101 | 82-1020 | 10/1982 | |
| 8102 | 82-1021 | 11/1982 | |
| 8103 | 82-1022 | 11/1982 | |
| 8104 | 82-1023 | 12/1982 | |
| 8105 | 82-1024 | 12/1982 | |
| 8106 | 82-1025 | 2/1983 | |
| 8107 | 82-1026 | 2/1983 | |
| 8108 | 82-1027 | 2/1983 | |
| 8109 | 82-1028 | 3/1983 | |
| 8110 | 82-1029 | 3/1983 | |
| 8111 | 82-1030 | 3/1983 | |
| 8112 | 82-1031 | 4/1983 | |
| 8113 | 82-1032 | 5/1983 | |
| 8114 | 82-1033 | 5/1983 | |
| 8115 | 82-1034 | 5/1983 | |
| 8116 | 83-1035 | 6/1983 | |
| 8117 | 83-1036 | 6/1983 | |
| 8118 | 83-1037 | 7/1983 | |
| 8119 | 83-1038 | 7/1983 | |
| 8120 | 83-1039 | 8/1983 | |
| 8121 | 83-1040 | 8/1983 | |
| 8122 | 83-1041 | 8/1983 | |
| 8123 | 83-1042 | 9/1983 | |
| 8124 | 83-1043 | 10/1983 | |
| 8125 | 83-1044 | 10/1983 | |
| 8126 | 83-1045 | 10/1983 | |
| 8127 | 83-1046 | 11/1983 | |
| 8128 | 83-1047 | 11/1983 | |
| 8129 | 83-1048 | 12/1983 | |
| 8130 | 83-1049 | 12/1983 | |
| 8131 | 83-1050 | 1/1984 | |
| 8132 | 83-1051 | 1/1984 | |
| 8133 | 83-1052 | 2/1984 | |
| 8134 | 83-1053 | 2/1984 | |
| 8135 | 83-1054 | 3/1984 | |
| 8136 | 83-1055 | 3/1984 | |
| 8137 | 83-1056 | 3/1984 | |
| 8138 | 83-1057 | 4/1984 | |
| 8139 | 83-1058 | 4/1984 | |
| 8140 | 84-1059 | 5/1984 | |
| 8141 | 84-1060 | 5/1984 | |
| 8142 | 84-1061 | 6/1984 | |
| 8143 | 84-1062 | 6/1984 | |
| 8144 | 84-1063 | 7/1984 | |
| 8145 | 84-1064 | 7/1984 | |
| 8146 | 84-1065 | 7/1984 | |
| 8147 | 84-1066 | 8/1984 | |
| 8148 | 84-1067 | 8/1984 | |
| 8149 | 84-1068 | 9/1984 | |
| 8150 | 84-1069 | 9/1984 | |
| 8151 | 84-1070 | 9/1984 | |
| 8152 | 84-1071 | 10/1984 | |
| 8153 | 84-1072 | 11/1984 | |
| 8154 | 84-1073 | 11/1984 | |
| 8155 | 84-1074 | 11/1984 | |
| 8156 | 84-1075 | 12/1984 | |
| 8157 | 84-1076 | 12/1984 | |
| 8158 | 84-1077 | 2/1985 | |
| 8159 | 84-1078 | 2/1985 | |
| 8160 | 84-1079 | 2/1985 | |
| 8161 | 84-1080 | 3/1985 | |
| 8162 | 84-1081 | 3/1985 | |
| 8163 | 84-1082 | 3/1985 | |
| 8164 | 85-1083 | 4/1985 | |
| 8165 | 85-1084 | 4/1985 | |
| 8166 | 85-1085 | 5/1985 | |
| 8167 | 85-1086 | 5/1985 | |
| 8168 | 85-1087 | 6/1985 | |
| 8169 | 85-1088 | 6/1985 | |
| 8170 | 85-1089 | 7/1985 | |
| 8171 | 85-1090 | 8/1985 | |
| 8172 | 85-1091 | 8/1985 | |
| 8173 | 85-1092 | 8/1985 | |
| 8174 | 85-1093 | 9/1985 | |
| 8175 | 85-1094 | 10/1985 | |
| 8176 | 85-1095 | 10/1985 | |
| 8177 | 85-1096 | 11/1985 | |
| 8178 | 85-1097 | 12/1985 | |
| 8179 | 85-1098 | 12/1985 | |
| 8180 | 85-1099 | 12/1985 | |
| 8181 | 91-1278 | 7/1991 | |
| 8182 | 91-1279 | 7/1991 | |
| 8183 | 91-1280 | 9/1991 | |
| 8184 | 91-1281 | 10/1991 |
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