Rail transport in Australia utilizes various diesel locomotives.
NSWGR/SRA/FreightCorp and successors
Diesel-electric 40 class 41 class 42 class 421 class 422 class 43 class 44 class 442 class 45 class (and 35 class) 47 class 48 class 49 class 79 class 80 class 81 class 82 class 90 class 92 class PL class ex–48 class XPT
Diesel-hydraulic 70 class 71 class 72 class 73 class X100 & X200 class rail tractors
Commonwealth Railways/Australia National/National Rail AN class DL class BL class NR class AL class BU class CK class CL class DA (900) class DE class DR class EL class GM class MDH class NB class NC class NJ (1600) class NSU class NT class
South Australian Railways
Diesel-electric 350 500 600 700 800 830 900 930
Victorian Railways/V/Line/Freight Australia
Diesel-electric A Class B Class C Class F Class G Class H Class N Class P Class S Class T Class V class X Class XR Class XRB Class Y Class
Diesel-hydraulic M class V class (retired) W class
BHP/AIS and successors
Diesel-electric BHP Port Kembla D1 class BHP Port Kembla D9 class BHP Port Kembla D16 class BHP Port Kembla D34 class BHP Port Kembla D35 class BHP/Austrac Port Kembla 101 class BHP/Austrac Port Kembla 103 BHP Newcastle 32 class BHP Newcastle 37 class BHP Whyalla DH class (DE1–2, 3–9, 10) Lysaghts JL1 class Lysaghts JL4 class GE AC6000CW (imported) Emd SD70ACe lc (imported)
Diesel-hydraulic BHP Whyalla DH class
Silverton Tramway
Diesel-hydraulic Silverton ST26
Diesel-electric 48s
Queensland Rail Aurizon (formerly QRNational) also operates Standard Gauge classes from other railways: the V/Line G and X classes, the New South Wales (formerly State Rail Authority) 421, 422, and 423 classes, and Commonwealth Railways CLF/CLP classes.
Diesel-electric 1150 1170 1200 (and 1225 rebuild) 1250 1270 1300 1400 1450 1460 1502 1550 1600 1620 1700 1720 2100 2130 (until 2007) 2141 2150 2170 2250 2300 2350 2370 2400 2450 2470 2600 2800 4000 4100
Diesel-mechanical DL class
Diesel-hydraulic DH class
Freightlink FQ class FJ class
CFCLA GL class RL class VL class
See also List of locomotives List of Western Australian locomotive classes List of Victorian locomotive classes NSWGR steam locomotive classification Queensland Railways steam locomotive classification Rail transport in Australia
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