The BHP Newcastle 32 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow for the BHP, Newcastle Steelworks between 1954 and 1956.
History In 1954 BHP took delivery of three GE 70-ton switchers for use on its Newcastle Steelworks network from A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow with a further two delivered in 1956.Australian-Built Shunting Locomotive Diesel Railway Traction January 1955 page 10
Class list Locomotive Builder's No Entered service Withdrawn Notes 32 1/S0001 Jul 1954 Aug 1986 preserved on static display at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum 33 2/S0002 Aug 1954 Feb 1987 - 34 3/S0003 Dec 1954 Jan 1990 stored at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum 35 10/S3006 Dec 1956 Aug 1988 - 36 11/S3007 Dec 1956 Jun 1985 -
References
Men, Steel and Rails by David Jehan 1999, Published by BHP Australian Diesel Scene 5 2002, Published by Eveleigh Press Specification sheet ex BHP Newcastle Steelworks diesel shop Steel and Rails in Newcastle, by Keith McDonald 1981, Published by Light Railway Research Society of Australia