Written By: Thomas McIntosh
Photos By: Alex Thorn, Thomas McIntosh, Thomas Bulic, Dean Jones, Ian Green and Trent Martin
Page Last Updated: 18/6/20
8037-864-872 with #6QM1 at Middle Footscray. (5/1/20)
Photo By: Alex Thorn |
An evolution to the 442 class was the 80 class, 50 were manufactured by Comeng between 1978 and 1983 for the railways of NSW. The locomotives weigh 122 tonnes and have a top speed of 120km/h.
The 80s were introduced into service on the Main South before being transferred out to the west of NSW for use between Broken Hill and Lithgow. In 1995 when National Rail formed, all of the 80s were placed under it's ownership, meaning that their operation sphere was expanded as far south as Melbourne and as far west as Adelaide. |
Following the introduction of NR Class locomotives, the 80s were returned to FreightCorp in Jan 1997. Because they weren't needed by FreightCorp. In the early 2000s several found work with Silverton Rail and later on QUBE Logistics and Cootes Industrial. Today, QUBE owns 3 of the 80s which they use on grain services. Pacific National own 12, around half of which are scrapped, the rest are mostly used as shunters across the country. SSR owns 8049 which works on various jobs and SCT owns 8026 which is used as a shunter at their Penfield Depot.
8046-8174-8110-8136-8149 with #9837 flour train at Engadine. (22/3/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
8030-8044-GML10 with a QUBE grain at Albion. (24/8/19)
Photo By: Thomas McIntosh |
8037-4477-872 at Cullerin with #2SM7 QUBE Cement. (9/7/18)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
8049-4910-44204 with #8M25 at Tumulla. (6/12/18)
Photo By: Dean Jones |
Locomotive Status
Road No.8001
8002 8003 8004 8005 8006 8007 8008 8009 8010 8011 8012 8013 8014 8015 8016 8017 8018 8019 8020 8021 8022 8023 8024 8025 8026 8027 8028 8029 8030 8031 8032 8033 8034 8035 8036 8037 8038 8039 8040 8041 8042 8043 8044 8045 8046 8047 8048 8049 8050 |
LiveryFreightCorp Blue
PTC Indian Red PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Indian Red PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow Greentrains PTC Indian Red FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue QUBE FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Reverse Greentrains FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue PTC Reverse FreightCorp Blue PTC Reverse Greentrains FreightCorp Blue PN Blue & Yellow FreightCorp Blue FreightCorp Blue Ex-Greentrains PN Blue & Yellow |
OwnerSilverton
FreightCorp Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National G. Alco Group Pacific National Greentrains SRA Greentrains Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National LVR Pacific National Greentrains Pacific National Greentrains Greentrains SRA Greentrains Greentrains Greentrains Greentrains Pacific National SCT Pacific National Greentrains Silverton QUBE Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Greentrains Pacific National Greentrains QUBE Greentrains Pacific National Pacific National Greentrains Pacific National Greentrains QUBE Pacific National Pacific National Pacific National Greentrains SSR Pacific National |
Begun ServiceNov 1978
Nov 1978 Dec 1978 Nov 1978 Jan 1979 Jan 1979 Feb 1979 Feb 1979 Mar 1979 Apr 1979 May 1979 May 1979 Jul 1979 Jul 1979 Aug 1979 Aug 1979 Oct 1979 Oct 1979 Nov 1979 Nov 1979 Dec 1979 Jan 1980 Mar 1980 Mar 1980 Mar 1980 Apr 1980 May 1980 May 1980 Jun 1980 Jun 1980 Nov 1981 Dec 1981 Jan 1982 Mar 1982 Apr 1982 May 1982 Jun 1982 Jun 1982 Jun 1982 Aug 1982 Aug 1982 Aug 1982 Sep 1982 Oct 1982 Oct 1982 Dec 1982 Jan 1983 Dec 1982 Feb 1983 Mar 1983 |
Current StateScrapped
Scrapped Scrapped Stored Stored Stored Stored Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Stored Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Operational Scrapped Scrapped Scrapped Operational Stored Stored Operational Scrapped Stored Scrapped Operational Scrapped Stored Scrapped Scrapped Stored Scrapped Operational Scrapped Operational Stored Scrapped Operational Operational |
Photos of 80 Classes
8004 in storage at Werris Creek. (1/9/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
8044-8037-GML10 with a QUBE grain at Altona. (18/6/20)
Photo By: Ian Green |
8044-1105-1102-872-864 with a QUBE grain at Seymour. (5/11/19)
Photo By: Trent Martin |
8011 with the Leightonfield steel trip train near the SFT. (17/7/19)
Photo By: Thomas Bulic |
8037-872 with a transfer to North Dynon at Appleton Dock. (3/4/18)
Photo By: Ian Green |
8033-AN2 in the MFT in Dynon. (7/10/16)
Photo By: Ian Green |
All information sourced from Wikipedia and Railpage