Rail vehicles of New Ingerland
New Ingerland's various railway entities currently operate a number of different rail vehicles that operate on the country's railway network.
All of New Ingerland's main-line rail vehicles are 3'6" (1,067mm) gauge.
Classification details
Rail vehicle classification on the New Ingerland railways had two distinct classification systems.
1878 to 1929 (Numerical)
Based on the system previously employed by the Ingerish Great Western Railway (GWR), the first system used in New Ingerland was a simple sequential numbering system, starting from 100. No reference was made to the type of locomotive at first, although after 1900 new classes tended to get a new round number for the first of their class, with the count then restarting from this number.
From 1929 (Letter and Number)
The classification system used by the Ministry of Public Works and Railways after 1929, and subsequently continued by it's various successors to the present day, sees a rail vehicle being assigned one or more letters and up to four numbers. Under this system, the first letter indicate the vehicle type and the second identifies the number of driving axles. This is followed by a series of numbers, which are used to identify the individual locomotive class and the vehicle's road number, arranged in chronological order from the commencement of service.
Steam
The initial lettering system was:
- B for locomotives with two driving axles;
- C for locomotives with three driving axles;
- D for locomotives with four driving axles;
- G for Garret-style locomotives with two articulated sets of four driving axles; and
- Z for all yard and depot locomotives, crane locomotives, locomotive and accident cranes, and special equipment.
Diesel and electric
With the introduction of diesel and electric vehicles after the Second World War, a new two-letter system was introduced. The first letter was the type of vehicle being described:
- E for electric locomotives;
- M for diesel-electric locomotives[1];
- S for diesel-mechanical and diesel-hydraulic locomotives[2]; and
- U for railcars and multiple units.
The second letter referred to the number of driving axles. It is typically rendered in superscript:
- A for one driving axle;
- B for two driving axles;
- C for three driving axles; and
- D for four driving axles.
At the same time, New Ingerland largely abandoned using Whyte notation for classifying new locomotives and other rolling stock, and switched to using the UIC or German classification. However, Whyte notation remains in use for steam locomotives.
Even today, the initial letters are dropped when referring to the vehicle in general usage. For example, a steam "C20 class" engine is universally known as a "20 class".
History
List of rail vehicle classes
Steam locomotives
| Class | Wheel arrangement | Manufacturer Road numbers |
Quantity made | Year introduced | Year(s) withdrawn | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender locomotives | ||||||||
| B11 class | 2-4-0 | Dübs & Co. B1101 - B1122 |
22 | 1878 | 1933 | Renumbered in 1929. All scrapped. | ||
| B12 class | 4-4-0 | Dübs & Co. B1201 - B1220 |
20 | 1882 | 1919 | Retroactively renumbered in 1929. 1 preserved. | ||
| C14 class | 2-6-0 | Beyer, Peacock & Co C1401 - C1420 |
20 | 1882 | 1935 | Renumbered in 1929. 2 preserved. | ||
| C24 class | 4-6-0 | Ellford Railway Workshops C2401 - C2445 |
45 | 1928 | 1969 | Based on GWR 4073 class. 8 preserved. | ||
| D18 class | 4-8-0 | Straven D1801 - D1860 |
60 | 1903 | 1949 | Based on South Australian Railways T class. 12 preserved. | ||
| D34 class | 2-8-2 | Straven D3401 - D3460 |
75 | 1945 | 1969 | Based on SNCF Class 141R. 4 preserved. | ||
| Garratt locomotives | ||||||||
| G40 class | 4-8-2+2-8-4 | Beyer, Peacock & Co G4001 - G4020 |
20 | 1945 | 1969 | Based on South African Class GMA. 4 preserved. | ||
| Tank locomotives | ||||||||
| B10 class | 2-4-0T | Dübs & Co. B1001 - B1010 |
10 | 1878 | 1896 | Retroactively renumbered in 1929. All scrapped. | ||
| C20 class | 0-6-0T | Ellford Railway Workshops C2001 - C2040 |
40 | 1923 | 1959 | Based on LMS Fowler Class 3F. 6 preserved. | ||
| C26 class | 2-6-2T | Straven C2601 - C2660 |
60 | 1932 | 1969 | Based on GWR 6100 Class. 2 preserved. | ||
Diesel-mechanical and diesel-hydraulic locomotives
| Class | Wheel arrangement | Manufacturer Road numbers |
Quantity made | Year introduced | Year(s) withdrawn | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC 100 class | 0-6-0 | Ellford Railway Workshops SC01 - SC16 |
16 | 1958 | – | Indentical to BR Class 08. 4 scrapped. |
Diesel-electric locomotives
| Class | Wheel arrangement | Manufacturer Road numbers |
Quantity made | Year introduced | Year(s) withdrawn | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA 100 class | (A1A)(A1A) | Clyde Engineering MA101 - MA175 |
75 | 1959 | 1988 | Indentical to NZR DA class. 2 Preserved. |
| MC 110 class | Co-Co | AE Goodwin MC201 - MC220 |
20 | 1962 | – | Indentical to SAR 830 class. 6 scrapped. |
| MA 120 class | (A1A)(A1A) | Clyde Engineering MA301 - MA306 |
6 | 1966 | 1980 | Indentical to NZR DB class. 1 Preserved. |
| MC 130 class | Co-Co | English Electric MC351 - MC381 |
30 | 1968 | 2000 | Indentical to NZR DI/QR 1620 class. 6 Preserved. |
| 140 class | ||||||
| 150 class | ||||||
| MC 160 class | Co-Co | Clyde Engineering MC401 - MC430 |
30 | 1974 | 2010 | Similar to QR 2100 class. 6 preserved. |
| 170 class | ||||||
| MC 190 class | Co-Co | General Electric MC501 - MC530 |
30 | 1986 | – | GE U26C. 1 scrapped. |
| MC 200 class | Co-Co | Downer Rail MC801 - MC875 |
75 | 2009 | – | Downer EDI Rail GT42CU ACe. All in service |
Electric locomotives
| Class | Wheel arrangement | Manufacturer Road numbers |
Quantity made | Year introduced | Year(s) withdrawn | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED 180 class | Bo′Bo′ | TBD |
11 | 1980 | – | NSW XPT. All in service |
| ED 220 class | 2-B/B-2/B-2/B-2/B-2 | TBD |
15 | 2022 | – | BR Class 180. Future fleet |