New South Wales 44 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 55 ft 5 in (16.89 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 58 ft 5 in (17.81 m)
Width	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Height	Max: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
Axle load	First 60, GE t/m: ; 18 long tons 14 cwt (41,900 lb or 19 t),; First 60, AEI t/m:; 17 long tons 14 cwt (39,600 lb or 18 t),; Last 40: ; 18 long tons 8 cwt (41,200 lb or 18.7 t)
Loco weight	First 60, GE t/m: 112 long tons 1 cwt (251,000 lb or 113.8 t),; First 60, AEI t/m: 106 long tons 3 cwt (237,800 lb or 107.9 t),; Last 40: 110 long tons 3 cwt (246,700 lb or 111.9 t)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	170 imp gal (770 L; 200 US gal)
Coolant cap.	220 imp gal (1,000 L; 260 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	16 cu ft (0.45 m3)
Prime mover	Alco 251B
RPM range	400–1000
Engine type	Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Generator	First 60:General Electric 5GT581; Last 40 Associated Electrical Industries 5302
Traction motors	First 60: GE 731 or AEI 253 AZ or AEI 254 AZ,; Last 40: AEI 254 BY
Cylinders	12
Cylinder size	9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	AE Goodwin, Auburn
Serial number	Alco 82807 to 82912; Alco 83731 to 83750; Alco G-3421-01 to G-3421-40
Model	Alco DL-500B
Build date	1957–1967
Total produced	100

New South Wales 44 class
New South Wales 44 class
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Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	AE Goodwin, Auburn
Serial number	Alco 82807 to 82912; Alco 83731 to 83750; Alco G-3421-01 to G-3421-40
Model	Alco DL-500B
Build date	1957–1967
Total produced	100
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 55 ft 5 in (16.89 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 58 ft 5 in (17.81 m)
Width	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Height	Max: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
Axle load	First 60, GE t/m: ; 18 long tons 14 cwt (41,900 lb or 19 t),; First 60, AEI t/m:; 17 long tons 14 cwt (39,600 lb or 18 t),; Last 40: ; 18 long tons 8 cwt (41,200 lb or 18.7 t)
Loco weight	First 60, GE t/m: 112 long tons 1 cwt (251,000 lb or 113.8 t),; First 60, AEI t/m: 106 long tons 3 cwt (237,800 lb or 107.9 t),; Last 40: 110 long tons 3 cwt (246,700 lb or 111.9 t)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	170 imp gal (770 L; 200 US gal)
Coolant cap.	220 imp gal (1,000 L; 260 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	16 cu ft (0.45 m3)
Prime mover	Alco 251B
RPM range	400–1000
Engine type	Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Generator	First 60:General Electric 5GT581; Last 40 Associated Electrical Industries 5302
Traction motors	First 60: GE 731 or AEI 253 AZ or AEI 254 AZ,; Last 40: AEI 254 BY
Cylinders	12
Cylinder size	9 in × 10.5 in (229 mm × 267 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	First 60, GE t/m: ; 80 mph (129 km/h),; First 60, AEI t/m:; 75 mph (121 km/h),; Last 40:; 80 mph (129 km/h)
Power output	Gross: 1,950 hp (1,450 kW),; For traction:; 1,800 hp (1,340 kW)
Tractive effort	Continuous: First 60, GE t/m: 47,100 lbf (209.51 kN); at 11.5 mph (18.5 km/h),; First 60, AEI t/m:; 40,500 lbf (180.15 kN); at 13.7 mph (22.0 km/h),; Last 40: 44,000 lbf (195.72 kN); at 12.9 mph (20.8 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	NSW Department of Railways
Number in class	100
Numbers	4401–44100
First run	8 July 1957
Preserved	4401, 4403, 4420, 4464, 4465, 4472, 4473, 4486, 4490
Disposition	9 preserved, 2 stored, 2 operational, 87 scrapped

The 44 class are a class of diesel-electric locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1957 and 1967.