AiS locos in Wongawilli Fog (1984)
D34 and D38 at the then AiS Wongawilli mine loader on a foggy day in 1984. D34 is a one-off English Electric Co-Co loco built in Rocklea QLD in 1969. The 1435mm loco with its 12CSVT Mk II prime mover is preserved in Lithgow.
D38 is a D35 class loco, also an English Electric loco built in Rocklea QLD in 1975, but Bo-Bo with a 6CSRKT Mk II prime-mover. D38 was scrapped by Pacific National in 2018.
BHP was the parent company to AiS and owned and operated the Wongawilli mine from 1935 to 2007. During this time the mine’s coal was used for the steel works at Port Kembla. The mine was mothballed in 2016 but was expected to re-open.
(84.190.26_D34_D38_CoalLoaderM2wt)
AiS locos in Wongawilli Fog (1984)
D34 and D38 at the then AiS Wongawilli mine loader on a foggy day in 1984. D34 is a one-off English Electric Co-Co loco built in Rocklea QLD in 1969. The 1435mm loco with its 12CSVT Mk II prime mover is preserved in Lithgow.
D38 is a D35 class loco, also an English Electric loco built in Rocklea QLD in 1975, but Bo-Bo with a 6CSRKT Mk II prime-mover. D38 was scrapped by Pacific National in 2018.
BHP was the parent company to AiS and owned and operated the Wongawilli mine from 1935 to 2007. During this time the mine’s coal was used for the steel works at Port Kembla. The mine was mothballed in 2016 but was expected to re-open.
(84.190.26_D34_D38_CoalLoaderM2wt)