WAGR L class (diesel)

Western Australian Government Railways L Class

L270 in a promotional photo for the Indian Pacific, February 1970

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville (L251–L273) Commonwealth Engineering (Subcontract), Rocklea (L274–L275) Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm (R.1001–R.1002)
Serial number	67-541–68-557, 68-617–69-622, 72-752–72-753, 73-779–73-780
Model	EMD GT26C
Build date	1967–1969, 1972–1973
Total produced	27
Rebuilder	NREC, Whyalla, Progress Rail, Port Augusta

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Bogies	Clyde Hi-Ad
Wheel diameter	1,016 mm (40.0 in)
Length	20.218 m (66 ft 4.0 in)
Width	2.946 m (9 ft 8.0 in)
Height	4.228 m (13 ft 10.5 in)
Axle load	22.5 t (22.1 long tons; 24.8 short tons)
Loco weight	137 t (135 long tons; 151 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E3
RPM range	315–900
Engine type	V16
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	EMD AR10A4
Traction motors	EMD D77
Cylinders	16
Transmission	Diesel-electric

Performance figures
Maximum speed	137 km/h (85 mph)
Power output	Gross: 2,460 kW (3,300 hp) Traction: 2,240 kW (3,000 hp)
Tractive effort	337.2 kN (75,800 lbf)

Career
Operators	Aurizon Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Number in class	27
Delivered	27 October 1967
First run	30 October 1967
Last run	15 October 1973
Current owner	Aurizon Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Disposition	6 in service, 13 stored, 8 scrapped

The L Class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville and Eagle Farm, and Commonwealth Engineering (subcontracted by Clyde), Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1967 and 1973.