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The BHP Whyalla DE class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for BHP between 1956 and 1965. ==History== In 1956 BHP purchased two Electro-Motive Diesel G8 locomotives from Clyde Engineering for use at its narrow gauge Iron Knob iron-ore quarry. In 1956 the first of four larger Electro-Motive Diesel G12 locomotives was delivered from Clyde Engineering for use on the narrow gauge Iron Knob and Iron Baron tramway, a fifth was delivered in June 1961. Following the construction of a new standard gauge line between Rapid Bay and Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, two standard gauge G12s were purchased in 1965.〔 Following the quarry railway being closed in 1968, the G8s were both transferred to the standard gauge railway.〔 Brtween 1993 and 1995, six were remanufactured by Morrison-Knudsen Australia, at their Whyalla factory, receiving new cabs.〔"Morrison Knudsen Australia and the CLPs" ''Railway Digest'' June 1994 page 18〕〔(BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives ) Minnipa Siding〕〔(DE Class (BHP Whyalla) ) Railpage〕 In 2003 the Whyalla Steelworks became part of OneSteel and the rail operations transferred to Australian Railroad Group. The DEs were renumbered as the 1250 and 1300 classes.〔(1300 Class (ARG) ) Railpage〕 With the split up of Australian Railroad Group in 2006, the remaining five DE class transferred to Genesee & Wyoming Australia. During the 1990s remanufacturing program, DE02 had been stripped as a source of parts. In 2005/06 it was rebuilt at Islington Railway Workshops for SCT Logistics for use in Parkes. As it was very similar to the Victorian Railways T class it was renumbered T414.〔(T Class (T414) ) Railpage〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BHP Whyalla DE class」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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