International Railroad Discussion > Australian ALCO Locomotives - 44 class diesels

Whilst the majority of locomotives at the recent "Streamliners 2016" event were Clyde-EMD "bulldogs",  ALCO also had a representative - The New South Wales Government Railway's 44 class.  Whilst 3 were represented at the event, 4477, 4486 & 4490, a fourth, 4464, was operating excursions from the nearby Goulburn station.

A total of 100 44 class were built by the Australian ALCO licensee, AE Goodwin in the Sydney suburb of Auburn between 1957 & 1967.

4464 entered service in January 1966

Below are some shots of 4464 at Goulburn station , on Sunday 02 October, prior to the first excursion of the day.


 

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The 44 class were quite unique with a full cab in the blunt No 2 end.

A couple of shots that better display this feature.
 

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Great photos

I managed to get some photos of the first shuttle trip going out and back near Tarago on Sunday morning and then the dinner train that afternoon at Tarago.

Justin

any good photos of the staff exchanger device???

How close are the trucks on the 44-Class to the trucks on the American Alco PAs?  It seems that we could use a couple pair of trucks (or more) for the pair of preserved PAs in the USA!  They are scrapping the 44-Class in Australia, aren't they?

Sorry, checked my photos, but no real clear shot of the staff exchanger. 

This was the nest photo I have of the truck style and staff exchanger.

Justin

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