New South Wales 422 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m); Over coupler pulling faces: 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m);
Width	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height	13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t)
Loco weight	108 long tons 0 cwt (241,900 lb or 109.7 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal; (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	166 imp gal; (750 L; 199 US gal)
Coolant cap.	175 imp gal; (800 L; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E
RPM range	315–900
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D32B-D14
Traction motors	EMD D77B, 6 of
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	9.0625 in × 10 in; (230 mm × 254 mm)
Transmission	Electirc
MU working	Equipped
Train heating	No
Loco brake	Air, Dynamic
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	Deadman switch

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	69-656 to 69-674, 70-675
Model	EMD J26C; (42220 rebuilt to J26C-2SS)
Build date	1969–1970
Total produced	20

New South Wales 422 class
New South Wales 422 class
	Australian Railroad Group 2208 at Newport; in September 2006
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	69-656 to 69-674, 70-675
Model	EMD J26C; (42220 rebuilt to J26C-2SS)
Build date	1969–1970
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m); Over coupler pulling faces: 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m);
Width	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height	13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t)
Loco weight	108 long tons 0 cwt (241,900 lb or 109.7 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal; (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	166 imp gal; (750 L; 199 US gal)
Coolant cap.	175 imp gal; (800 L; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E
RPM range	315–900
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D32B-D14
Traction motors	EMD D77B, 6 of
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	9.0625 in × 10 in; (230 mm × 254 mm)
Transmission	Electirc
MU working	Equipped
Train heating	No
Loco brake	Air, Dynamic
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	Deadman switch
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	77 mph (124 km/h)
Power output	2,000 hp (1,490 kW)
Tractive effort	Continuous:; 70,920 lbf (315.47 kN); at 7.7 mph (12.4 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	Magnetic Rail Group; Aurizon; Watco Australia; Southern Shorthaul Railroad;
Number in class	20
Numbers	42201–42220
Nicknames	Rattlesnakes
First run	10 January 1969
Current owner	Aurizon; Magnetic Rail Group; Watco Australia; Southern Shorthaul Railroad;
Disposition	10 in service, 4 stored, ; 6 scrapped

The 422 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Department of Railways New South Wales in 1969/70.