The D35 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla steelworks between 1971 and 1975.
History The D35 class were purchased to haul trains on Australian Iron & Steel's, Port Kembla network. They were used on coal trains from Kemira, Nebo and Wongawilli collieries as well as steel mill services. A downturn in the late 1970s saw six leased to the Public Transport Commission where as well as operating services in the Illawarra region, they operated as far as Bombo and Sydney."Australian Iron & Steel" Railway Digest October 1986 pages 299-3031000 Class (Port Kembla) RailpagePort Kembla - Diesel Locomotive Fleetlisting Light Rail Research Society of Australia
All except previously scrapped D35 and D37 passed to Pacific National in August 2007 when BlueScope outsourced the operation of its rail network.BlueScope announces further job losses at Port Kembla ABC News 5 May 2007BlueScope to outsource Port Kembla rail ops to Pacific National Rail Express 7 May 2007 D36, D38, D39 and D40-D45 were scrapped in 2018. D40 remains in service as a standby unit as of February 2021.Pacific National orders genset locomotives International Railway Journal 11 July 2013
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