The Pakistan CLP class locomotive was a class of diesel locomotives operated by Pakistan Railways between 1955 and 1985.
History In 1953, the Government of Australia funded the construction of nine Electro-Motive Diesel ML3 diesel locomotives by Clyde Engineering, Sydney for the Pakistan Railways under the Colombo Plan.Contracts & Tenders Railway Gazette 9 January 1953 page 53Pakistan Order Nine Australian-Built Diesel Locos: Similar to CR Units Railway Transportation February 1953 page 25£1m locomotive order Daily Telegraph 27 August 1953 page 3 They were derived from Commonwealth Railways GM class.Australia's First Export Order for Diesel Power to go to Pakistan Railway Transportation October 1953 page 38 All were withdrawn in 1984/85.Pakistan's CLP15 Class Locomotives Newsrail August 2014 pages 236-238
Class list Number Serialnumber Name 2101 ML3-1 Canberra 2102 ML3-2 Melbourne 2103 ML3-3 Adelaide 2104 ML3-4 Brisbane 2105 ML3-5 Perth 2106 ML3-6 Sydney 2107 ML3-7 Newcastle 2108 ML3-8 Hobart 2109 ML3-9 Geelong
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