BHP Whyalla DE class

BHP Whyalla DE class
Rebuilt DE01 (Now 1301) on a Genesee and Wyoming Australia iron ore train, 2012
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering
Granville
ModelEMD G8
EMD G12
Build date1956–1965
Total produced9
RebuilderMorrison-Knudsen Australia
Rebuild date1993–1995
Number rebuilt6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 567
Career
OperatorsBHP
Number in class9
NumbersDE01–DE09
Delivered1956
Current ownerAurizon
SCT Logistics
Disposition4 in service, 1 exported to South Africa, 3 scrapped

The BHP Whyalla DE class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for BHP between 1956 and 1965.