ALCO DL-531 (RSD8)
New South Wales class 48 and South Australian class 830
To change secondary lines in New South Wales from steam to diesel, AE Goodwin built the DL531 under ALCO license. With six axles, this had a weight of only 74 tons and a six-cylinder with 1,050 hp. Until 1970, the NSWGR received a total of 165 locomotives in standard gauge, which it designated as class 48. Otherwise it was also known as RSD8.
The South Australian Railways also bought 45 DL531 in three different gauges and designated them as class 830. The Silverton Tramway bought three, and customers were also found in Brazil, Peru and Pakistan. In Australia, many were retired from the state railways in the nineties and sold to private railways, many of which are still in use today.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1959-1970
- Manufacturers
- AE Goodwin
- Wheel arrangement
- C-C
- Gauge
- 1,067 mm (Cape gauge); 1,435 mm (Standard gauge); 1,600 mm (Irish broad gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 13.49 m
- Service mass
- 77.8 t
- Adhesion mass
- 77.8 t
- Axle load
- 13 t
Power plant
- Engine
- ALCO 6-251B
- Engine type
- 6-cyl. diesel
Power
- Power source
- diesel-electric
- Indicated power
- 783 kW (1,065 PS)
- Top speed
- 121 km/h
Calculated values
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 10.1 kW/t
- Adhesive weight/Total
- 1 : 1.00
