Written By: Thomas McIntosh
Photos By: Matthew Read, Dean Jones, Ian Green, Thomas Bulic, Matthew Proctor, Thomas McIntosh, Aaron Hobson
and Henry O'leary
Page Last Updated: 17/6/20
4827 leads an XPT carriage transfer to Sutherland out of Kogarah. (16/12/19)
Photo By: Matthew Read |
Between 1959 and 1970, AE Goodwin produced 165 individual 48 class locomotives for the railways of NSW. Originally the 48s were ordered to assist in the conversion of branch lines from steam to diesel. As well as operating on branch lines, they operated on every line and type of train NSW in their career.
There were four versions of the 48. MK1: 4801-4845 MK2: 4846-4885 MK3: 4886-48125 MK4: 48126-48165 |
48123-48156 with a Pacific Nation grain at Bogan Gate. (2/6/18)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
4836-4816 stabled with the Portland Sands train at McIntrye Loop. (21/5/09)
Photo By: Ian Green |
The demise of the 48 class began in August of 1994, when some of the MKI 48s were withdrawn from service. By the end of 1997 FreightCorp has only 120 of the 48s in their fleet. With the passing of time, the 48s have seen work with a wide variety of operators. They have worked with companies like Greentrains, Silverton, GWA, and more. Several have been converted or renumbered after being bought by certain companies, all of Silverton's 48 classes were renumbered as '48sXXX', some remain in service with Southern Shorthual Railroad. Junee Railway Workshop is currently in possession of 4814, 4816, 4820 and 4836. GWA owns 4813 which was rebuilt as DA7 (later renumbered to 906) and was used on the Eyre Peninsula Railway in South Australia.
Cargill Australia purchased 4812 to be used as a shunter around Kooragang and was re-numbered to CAR1, in 2016 the locomotive was scrapped. Finally, Graincorp purchased 18 MK3 locomotives and have been overhauled by Junee Workshops, they've been renumbed into '482XX'.
Between 1999 and 2001 several MK2 locos were rebuilt into the PL class, which was designed to run trip trains across the metropolitan Sydney network.
Cargill Australia purchased 4812 to be used as a shunter around Kooragang and was re-numbered to CAR1, in 2016 the locomotive was scrapped. Finally, Graincorp purchased 18 MK3 locomotives and have been overhauled by Junee Workshops, they've been renumbed into '482XX'.
Between 1999 and 2001 several MK2 locos were rebuilt into the PL class, which was designed to run trip trains across the metropolitan Sydney network.
48s35-4911-4904-4917-C504 with an SSR grain at Coolalie. (4/12/19)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
Three 48200's in the Junee Roundhouse. (9/1/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
48127 on display in East Greta. (8/12/18)
Photo By: Matthew Proctor |
4836-4497-4458 on 3315 at Junee. (4/10/17)
Photo By: Henry O'leary |
Today, there are still many 48s that are used in revenue service by several companies still. NSW Trainlink owns 4819 and 4827, which are used to transfer XPT carriages between the Sydenham Maintenance Centre and Enfield, Aurburn, Lithgow and Newcastle. Southern Shorthaul Railroad owns several which are used with their regular grain services, Pacific National owns a large portion of the remaining 48s, they get used on Bulk services across NSW. Finally, QUBE uses JRW's 48s on their container trains, mainly the Junee-Harefield Shuttle.
48s35-4908 and A33 with a spark transfer to Cardiff at Fassifern. (4/1/19)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh |
4872 on static display in the Junee Roundhouse. (9/1/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
The controls of 48s28. (21/1/18)
Photo By: Aaron Hobson |
48103 in Werris Creek. (17/7/18)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
Inside the cab of 48s28. (21/1/18)
Photo By: Aaron Hobson |
48156 with an empty rail train at Moss Vale. (14/11/18)
Photo By: Henry O'leary 
48s33 next to RL307 in the Lithgow State Mine. (18/4/18)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
Locomotive Status
MK1
Road No.4801
4802 4803 4804 4805 4806 4807 4808 4809 4810 4811 4812 4813 4814 4815 4816 4817 4818 4819 4820 4821 4822 4823 4824 4825 4826 4827 4828 4829 4830 4831 4832 4833 4834 4835 4836 4837 4838 4839 4840 4841 4842 4843 4844 4845 |
LiveryRed Terror
Red Terror Indian Red Red Terror Red Terror FreightCorp Blue Indian Red Candy Reverse Indian Red Red Terror Greentrains Cargill ARG Austrac John Holland Rail Austrac Indian Red Red Terror RailCorp Indian Red Indian Red Indian Red Red Terror Red Terror Greentrains Reverse Indian Red RailCorp Reverse Indian Red Greentrains Indian Red Indian Red Reverse Indian Red Indian Red Red Terror Tuscan Austrac Red Terror Greentrains Candy Indian Red Candy Greentrains Candy Indian Red Candy |
OwnerRTM Thirlmere
State Rail RTM Thirlmere Silverton RTM Thirlmere Pacific National ARHS ACT State Rail Cootes Industrial State Rail SSR Cargill ORA JRW SSR JRW State Rail Pacific National Sydney Trains JRW Goulburn Heritage Dorrigo Museum Pacific National State Rail SSR Australia National Sydney Trains Cootes Industrial SSR Silverton State Rail CFCLA 3801 Ltd CFCLA State Rail JRW Cootes Industrial SSR State Rail State Rail Cootes Industrial Cootes Industrial SSR State Rail State Rail |
Begun ServiceSep 1959
Sep 1959 Sep 1959 Oct 1959 Oct 1959 Nov 1959 Nov 1959 Nov 1959 Nov 1959 Dec 1959 Dec 1959 Jan 1960 Jan 1960 Jan 1960 Feb 1960 Feb 1960 Mar 1960 Mar 1960 Apr 1960 May 1960 Oct 1960 Nov 1960 Dec 1960 Jan 1961 Feb 1961 Feb 1961 Mar 1961 Apr 1961 May 1961 Jun 1961 Aug 1961 Oct 1961 Oct 1961 Oct 1961 Nov 1961 Nov 1961 Nov 1961 Dec 1961 Dec 1961 Dec 1961 Jan 1962 Jan 1962 Feb 1962 Mar 1962 Mar 1962 |
Current StatePreserved
Scrapped Preserved Scrapped Preserved Stored Preserved Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Conv - 48s36 Conv - CAR1 Conv - DA7 Stored Conv - 48s34 Stored Scrapped Scrapped Operational Stored Preserved Preserved Scrapped Scrapped Conv - 48s32 Scrapped Operational Scrapped Conv - 48s33 Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Preserved Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Conv - 48s37 Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Conv - 48s35 Scrapped Scrapped |
4836-4814-864-852-GL107 with #6MC4 at Sims St Jct. (21/11/14)
Photo By: Ian Green |
48156-48123 shunting at Tottenham. (2/6/18)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
MK2
Road No.4846
4847 4848 4849 4850 4851 4852 4853 4854 4855 4856 4857 4858 4859 4860 4861 4862 4863 4864 4865 4866 4867 4868 4869 4870 4871 4872 4873 4874 4875 4876 4877 4878 4879 4880 4881 4882 4883 4884 4885 |
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Candy FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Indian Red Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Indian Red FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue |
OwnerGrain Corp
CFCLA Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National CFLCA NSWGR Private Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National NSWGR Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Pacific National |
Began ServiceJun 1964
Jun 1964 Jul 1964 Jul 1964 Aug 1964 Aug 1964 Aug 1964 Sep 1964 Sep 1964 Sep 1964 Oct 1964 Oct 1964 Oct 1964 Oct 1964 Nov 1964 Nov 1964 Nov 1964 Dec 1964 Dec 1964 Dec 1964 Jan 1965 Jan 1965 Jan 1965 Feb 1965 Feb 1965 Feb 1965 Mar 1965 Mar 1965 Apr 1965 Apr 1965 May 1965 May 1965 May 1965 June 1965 Jul 1965 Jul 1965 Jul 1965 Aug 1965 Aug 1965 Sep 1965 |
Current StateScrapped
Scrapped Conv - PL1 Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Stored Stored Scrapped Conv - PL7 Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Conv - GPU02 Scrapped Scrapped Conv - PL6 Conv - PL4 Scrapped Conv - PL3 Conv - PL2 Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Conv - GPU01 Scrapped Scrapped Conv - PL5 Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped |
48s34-B61-RL304-GM10-GM22 with #3444 at Mt Kuring-gai. (23/6/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
4819-4827 with a V set transfer to Lithgow at Penrith. (23/1/20)
Photo By: Matthew Read |
MK3
Road No.4886
4887 4888 4889 4890 4891 4892 4893 4894 4895 4896 4897 4898 4899 48100 48101 48102 48103 48104 48105 48106 48107 48108 48109 48110 48111 48112 48113 48114 48115 48116 48117 48118 48119 48120 48121 48122 48123 48124 48125 |
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FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp Blue GrainCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp BlueFreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp BlueFreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Blue |
OwnerGrainCorp
Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National State Rail Pacific National GrainCorp Pacific National GrainCorp GrainCorp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National GrainCorp GrainCorp Pacific National GrainCorp Pacific National GrainCorp GrainCorp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National GrainCorp GrainCorp |
Begun ServiceMar 1966
Apr 1966 May 1966 Jun 1966 Jun 1966 Jul 1966 Jul 1966 Aug 1966 Sep 1966 Oct 1966 Oct 1966 Nov 1966 Dec 1966 Dec 1966 Jan 1967 Feb 1967 Mar 1967 Mar 1967 Mar 1967 May 1967 May 1967 May 1967 Jun 1967 Jun 1967 Jul 1967 Jul 1967 Jul 1967 Aug 1967 Aug 1967 Aug 1967 Sep 1967 Sep 1967 Oct 1967 Oct 1967 Nov 1967 Dec 1967 Feb 1968 Feb 1968 Mar 1968 Jul 1968 |
Current StateOperational
Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Scrapped Scrapped Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Scrapped Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Scrapped Scrapped Operational Scrapped Operational |
4819-4827 with an XPT carriage transfer at Werrington. (4/3/19)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
4836-4831-4845 with a freight train to Griffith at Junee. (7/5/94)
Photo By: Ian Green |
MK4
Road No.48126
48127 48128 48129 48130 48131 48132 48133 48134 48135 48136 48137 48138 48139 48140 48141 48142 48143 48144 48145 48146 48147 48148 48149 48150 48151 48152 48153 48154 48155 48156 48157 48158 48159 48160 48161 48162 48163 48164 48165 |
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FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Yellow FreightCorp Blue Candy FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Candy FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue GrainCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue |
OwnerSate Rail
Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National State Rail Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National State Rail Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Grain Corp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National |
Begun ServiceJan 1969
Feb 1969 Feb 1969 Mar 1969 Mar 1969 Mar 1969 Mar 1969 Apr 1969 May 1969 May 1969 Jul 1969 Jul 1969 Aug 1969 Sep 1969 Sep 1969 Sep 1969 Sep 1969 Oct 1969 Nov 1969 Feb 1970 Feb 1970 Feb 1970 Feb 1970 Mar 1970 Mar 1970 Apr 1970 Apr 1970 Apr 1970 May 1970 May 1970 May 1970 Jun 1970 Jun 1970 Jun 1970 Jul 1970 Jul 1970 Aug 1970 Sep 1970 Sep 1970 Oct 1970 |
Current StateScrapped
Operational Scrapped Scrapped Operational Stored Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Stored Operational Operational Scrapped Scrapped Operational Operational Conv - 48216 Scrapped Scrapped Stored Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Scrapped Operational Operational Operational Operational Scrapped Operational Stored |
48s35 in South Dynon Yard. (24/5/11)
Photo By: Ian Green |
4836-852-864-872 with an empty Qube grain at McIntyre Loop. (5/2/15)
Photo By: Ian Green |
All information sourced from Wikipedia, Railpage and Vicsig.