Mainlands first mainliner
The 10 English Electric powered 900 class locos were built by the South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops with 900 being the first mainline diesel locomotive to enter service on mainland Australia entering service on 10-9-1951.
The fleet started to be withdrawn, starting with 903 on 1-5-79 and by 1985 all 10 had been withdrawn with 3 surviving into Preservation, with 907 and 909 initially going to Steamranger later to be on sold to a private owner.
900 was withdrawn in July 1985 and entered the Mile End Rail Museum for preservation on 18-8-1985.
It was the only 900 class to venture into Melbourne being displayed at Austeam 88.
It was moved into the National Rail museum in 1988 at Port Adelaide where it was photographed on 9-3-13
Mainlands first mainliner
The 10 English Electric powered 900 class locos were built by the South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops with 900 being the first mainline diesel locomotive to enter service on mainland Australia entering service on 10-9-1951.
The fleet started to be withdrawn, starting with 903 on 1-5-79 and by 1985 all 10 had been withdrawn with 3 surviving into Preservation, with 907 and 909 initially going to Steamranger later to be on sold to a private owner.
900 was withdrawn in July 1985 and entered the Mile End Rail Museum for preservation on 18-8-1985.
It was the only 900 class to venture into Melbourne being displayed at Austeam 88.
It was moved into the National Rail museum in 1988 at Port Adelaide where it was photographed on 9-3-13