BHP Newcastle 37 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	914 mm (3 ft),; 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	33 in (840 mm)
Minimum curve	75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
Length	33 ft 9.5 in (10.300 m)
Width	Narrow body 7 ft 3 in (2,210 mm); Widened body 9 ft 9 in (2,972 mm)
Height	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	330 imp gal; (1,500 L; 400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	Cummins ; 7 imp gal; (32 L; 8.4 US gal) ; Rolls-Royce ; 6.5 imp gal; (30 L; 7.8 US gal)
Coolant cap.	Cummins ; 9 imp gal; (41 L; 11 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	18 cu ft (0.51 m3)
Prime mover	2x Cummins NHS-B1-6,; 2x Rolls-Royce C6TFL-6,; 2x Cummins NT855-L4
RPM range	Cummins NH6 600-2100 rpm; Rolls-Royce 3 50-1010 rpm
Engine type	4-stroke in line 6 diesel
Aspiration	Cummins NHS-B1 Supercharged; Rolls-Royce ; & Cummins NT855 Turbocharged
Generator	2 off General Electric GT-558
Traction motors	4 off General Electric GE-763
Cylinders	6
Cylinder size	5+1⁄2 in × 6 in; (140 mm × 152 mm); bore x stroke
Loco brake	Westinghouse A7 air
Train brakes	Westinghouse AH7 air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow
Model	General Electric 80 Ton switcher
Build date	1960–83
Total produced	22

BHP Newcastle 37 class
BHP Newcastle 37 class
	42 at the Richmond Vale Railway Museum in 1990
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow
Model	General Electric 80 Ton switcher
Build date	1960–83
Total produced	22
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	914 mm (3 ft),; 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	33 in (840 mm)
Minimum curve	75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
Length	33 ft 9.5 in (10.300 m)
Width	Narrow body 7 ft 3 in (2,210 mm); Widened body 9 ft 9 in (2,972 mm)
Height	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	330 imp gal; (1,500 L; 400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	Cummins ; 7 imp gal; (32 L; 8.4 US gal) ; Rolls-Royce ; 6.5 imp gal; (30 L; 7.8 US gal)
Coolant cap.	Cummins ; 9 imp gal; (41 L; 11 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	18 cu ft (0.51 m3)
Prime mover	2x Cummins NHS-B1-6,; 2x Rolls-Royce C6TFL-6,; 2x Cummins NT855-L4
RPM range	Cummins NH6 600-2100 rpm; Rolls-Royce 3 50-1010 rpm
Engine type	4-stroke in line 6 diesel
Aspiration	Cummins NHS-B1 Supercharged; Rolls-Royce ; & Cummins NT855 Turbocharged
Generator	2 off General Electric GT-558
Traction motors	4 off General Electric GE-763
Cylinders	6
Cylinder size	5+1⁄2 in × 6 in; (140 mm × 152 mm); bore x stroke
Loco brake	Westinghouse A7 air
Train brakes	Westinghouse AH7 air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	30 mph (48 km/h)
Power output	415 hp (309 kW) each Cummins supercharged,; 423 hp (315 kW) each ; Rolls-Royce
Tractive effort	48,000 pounds-force (210 kN) starting
Operators
Career
Operators	BHP Newcastle Steelworks
Number in class	22
Numbers	37–58
Preserved	42, 43, 47, 52, 53, 54
Current owner	Junee Railway Workshop; Loongama Lime; Manildra Group
Disposition	7 in service, 6 preserved,; 9 scrapped

The BHP Newcastle 37 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by A Goninan & Co, Broadmeadow for the BHP's, Newcastle Steelworks between 1960 and 1983.