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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 21:04

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Another archival shot! This Kodachrome slide was taken on 11 November 1991 and portrays Clyde-GM locomotive 8123 riding the turntable at Broadmeadow roundhouse, near Newcastle, NSW.

The loco depot was closed in the last 15 years. The locomotive is now in FreightRail Blue (the livery that succeeded this "candy" livery) and 81s are rarely used en masse on Hunter Valley coal trains. 8123 was built in September 1983 at Clyde, Kelso (near Bathurst), builder's number 83-1042.

People laugh at gunzels, but every everyday occurrence we photograph is tomorrow's history.

The 81 class:

Details:Specifications:
Model:JT26C-2SS
Type:Diesel-Electric
Builder:Clyde Engineering, Bathurst
Introduced:1982
Road Numbers:8101 - 8184
Number Built:84
Accident Damaged -1
In Service -83
Length:19.67 m
Mass:126.00 t
Axles:Co-Co
Engine:EMD 16-645E3B
Generator:EMD AR16
Traction Motors:EMD D77
Power:2460 kW (3300 HP)
Starting Traction:465 kN
Continous Traction:337 kN at 18 km/h
Maximum Speed:115 km/h

(From Vicsig.net)

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