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In early 2019, 1604 (formerly NJ 4) was scrapped following a shunting accident at Cummins, South Australia in 2013. 1603 led the last GWA grain train to Cummins on 31 May 2019. [6] The owner of the remaining three NJs, GWA was rebranded to One Rail Australia in February 2020 when G&W sold their share of the company.
As the dogs on either dog clutch would fail to engage at times, a rotating brake was provided on the transmission shaft. This brake was a pneumatic arrangement that rotated the transmission shaft back and forth until the dogs slid into place. Electric limit switches detected when the forward or reverse dog clutches were properly engaged.
A further seven were delivered in 1968: two for the Central Australian Railway and five for the North Australia Railway. Following the delivery of the NJ class in 1971, all the five Central Australian units were transferred north. [1] In November 1972, three were destroyed in a run-away at Frances Bay freight yard. [3]
They were four units of 58 units built for the USATC by General Electric numbered 8499-8528 & 7900-7929. [ 1 ] Before entering service in New South Wales, the 4 locos were fitted with buffers and chain coupler to NSWGR standards.
A carbon steel sleeping car, just completed, at the Comeng factory in 1964. In January 1963 Commonwealth Railways placed an order with Commonwealth Engineering, Granville for 24 air-conditioned carbon steel carriages.
The Commonwealth Railways CN class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the Canadian National Railway (CN) during World War II, for use on the Trans-Australian Railway.