New South Wales 49 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:; 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 50 ft 5 in (15.37 m)
Width	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Height	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 6 cwt (29,800 lb or 13.5 t)
Loco weight	80 long tons 0 cwt (179,200 lb or 81.3 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	690 imp gal (3,100 L; 830 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	108 imp gal (490 L; 130 US gal)
Coolant cap.	133 imp gal (600 L; 160 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 8-567C or 8-567CR
RPM range	275–835
Engine type	Two-stroke V8 diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D25
Traction motors	EMD D29, 6 of
Cylinders	8
Cylinder size	8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	60-221 to 60-226; 62-257 to 62-262; 64-342 to 64-347
Model	EMD G8C
Build date	1960–1964
Total produced	18

New South Wales 49 class
New South Wales 49 class
	4916 at Thirlmere in May 2010
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	60-221 to 60-226; 62-257 to 62-262; 64-342 to 64-347
Model	EMD G8C
Build date	1960–1964
Total produced	18
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:; 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 50 ft 5 in (15.37 m)
Width	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Height	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 6 cwt (29,800 lb or 13.5 t)
Loco weight	80 long tons 0 cwt (179,200 lb or 81.3 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	690 imp gal (3,100 L; 830 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	108 imp gal (490 L; 130 US gal)
Coolant cap.	133 imp gal (600 L; 160 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	12 cu ft (0.34 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 8-567C or 8-567CR
RPM range	275–835
Engine type	Two-stroke V8 diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D25
Traction motors	EMD D29, 6 of
Cylinders	8
Cylinder size	8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	77 mph (124 km/h)
Power output	Gross: ; 950 hp (710 kW),; For traction:; 875 hp (650 kW)
Tractive effort	Continuous:; 37,200 lbf (165.47 kN); at 6.3 mph (10.1 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	NSW Department of Railways
Number in class	18
Numbers	4901–4918
First run	29 September 1960
Preserved	4903, 4906, 4916, 4918
Disposition	7 Operational, 5 Scrapped,; 4 Preserved, 1 Stored, 1 Static

The 49 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1960 and 1964.