Written By: Thomas McIntosh
Photos By: Thomas McIntosh, Dean Jones, Ian Green, Alex Thorn, Thomas Bulic, Michael Hobson
and Macauley Haywood
Page Last Updated: 16/7/20
The 442 class locomotive was built by Alco Goodwin and Comeng in Aurbun between 1970 and 1973, a total of 40 locomotives were made in that time. They were used on both freight and passenger services across NSW. The 442 class was built to help phase out the 40 Class locomotive, a total of 20 locos were put on order initially and another 20 were ordered a while afterwards. They are identical to the South Australian Railways 700 class.
The locomotive has a weight of 113 tonnes and has a top speed of 120km/h. A total of 12 were rebuilt into GLs or JLs in the early 2000s.
The locomotive has a weight of 113 tonnes and has a top speed of 120km/h. A total of 12 were rebuilt into GLs or JLs in the early 2000s.
Locomotive Status
Road No.44201
44202 44203 44204 44205 44206 44207 44208 44209 44210 44211 44212 44213 44214 44215 44216 44217 44218 44219 44220 44221 44222 44223 44224 44225 44226 44227 44228 44229 44230 44231 44232 44233 44234 44235 44236 44237 44238 44239 44240 |
LiveryCFCLA
Qube S&Y Silverton SSR Y&B Candy SSR Y&B CFCLA Silver and Blue Silver and Blue Candy Tuscan CFCLA Candy Candy CFCLA CFCLA Greentrains CFCLA Candy Greentrains Candy CFCLA Greentrains Candy Candy Candy Candy CFCLA CFCLA CFCLA Candy Freightliner CFCLA Candy Candy Candy Candy Candy Candy FreightCorp |
OwnerCFCLA
QUBE QUBE SSR Morrison K. Aus SSR CFCLA Manildra Group Manildra Group Morrison K. Aus NSW RTM CFCLA Morrison K. Aus Morrison K. Aus CFCLA CFCLA SSR CFCLA Morrison K. Aus SSR AN CFCLA SSR Morrsion K. Aus Morrison K. Aus SSR Morrison K. Aus CFCLA CFCKA CFCLA Morrison K. Aus CFCLA CFCLA Morrison K. Aus Silverton SRA Silverton SRA SRA SRA |
Begun ServiceDec 1970
Apr 1971 Apr 1971 May 1971 May 1971 Jul 1971 Jul 1971 Aug 1971 Aug 1971 Sep 1971 Sep 1971 Oct 1971 OCt 1971 Nov 1971 Dec 1971 May 1972 May 1972 Jun 1972 Jun 1972 Jun 1972 Jan 1972 Mar 1972 Mar 1972 Mar 1972 Mar 1972 Jun 1972 Jul 1972 Jul 1972 Jul 1972 Jul 1972 Aug 1972 Sep 1972 Nov 1972 Nov 1972 Mar 1973 Sep 1973 Sep 1973 Sep 1973 Oct 1973 Oct 1973 |
Current StateConverted - GL105
In Maintenance Scrapped In Maintenance Scrapped Operational Converted - GL101 Operational Operational Scrapped Preserved Converted - GL112 Scrapped Scrapped Converted - GL110 Converted - GL102 Converted - 442s2 Converted - GL106 Scrapped Converted - 442s1 Scrapped Converted - GL108 Converted - 442s5 Scrapped Scrapped Preserved - Static Scrapped Converted - GL103 Converted - GL109 Converted - GL104 Scrapped Converted - GL111 Converted - GL107 Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped |
Photos of 442 Classes
44202
44204
44206
44208
44208 on transfer to Manildra on #9837 at Campsie. (24/12/18)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic
Photo By: Thomas Bulic
44209
442s1
442s1-GM27-RL302 lead 7933V into Williams Landing. (3/7/18)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
442s2
442s2-T333-S312-C501 on transfer to Maroona at North Dynon. (20/11/12)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
442s5
442s6
All information sourced from Railpage and Wikipedia