X100 and X200 Classes

X102 (John Cleverdon)

X214 (John Cleverdon)

  

X117 (Dallas Trembath)

 

Locomotive numbers: X101-102
X201-218

Model Number:
 
 

Type Diesel-Mechanical
Introduced 1962 (X100) 
1963 (X200)
Number in class 2 (X100) 
18 (X200)
Manufacturer NSW Railways / Water Supply Workshops
Gauge Standard 
Axles 0-4-0
Length 6.82 m (X100) 
7.32 m (X200)
Mass 17 t (X100) 
30 t (X200)
Engine Bedford 6-300 BIB (X100) 
Hercules 6-DFXH-F (X201-206) 
Cummins NHRS-6-BI (X207-218)
Transmission Allison CRT 3331-3 (X100) 
Allison CRT 5631-6 (X200)
Power 69 kW / 93 HP (X100) 
194 kW / 260 HP (X201-206) 
216 kW / 290 HP (X207-218)
Tractive effort 54 / 17 kN (X100) 
92 / 81 kN (X200)
Speed 24 / 8 km/h (X100) 
52 / 6 km/h (X200)

The X100 and X200 classes were rail tractors, and could perhaps be considered more powerful equivalents of V/Line's RT class. They were used for shunting at various locations around NSW. The X100 class were built on AD-60 steam loco bogies. To create some confusion, some of these rail tractors were reclassified and renumbered between the two classes (including number-swapping). A couple still survive in service.

The difference between the X100 and X200 classes was that the X100 had no train brake, and were confined to yard limits; while the X200 had a train brake, and could operate on main lines.

One was sold to QR Interail recently to become a shunter, while a few others are with CRT.

QR - Interail:
X117 is used for shunting at Casino. It was originally numbered X217.  X209 is ex-CRT (along with some other ex-CRT X200 class rail tractors as well).

Preserved locomotives:  

X102 Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
X203 ARHS-Yass Railway Museum
X204 (now X104) Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
X212 (former X101) SRA Heritage
X213 Coffee Pot Group
X214 Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
X215 Hunter Valley Railway Trust (renumbered X115)

 
 

Loco In Service Status
X101 (later X212) 5/1962 Preserved
X102 8/1962 Preserved
X201 12/1963 Scrapped
X202 12/1963 Scrapped
X203 1/1964 Preserved
X204 (later X104) 2/1964 Preserved 
X205 3/1964 Scrapped
X206 (later XT106i) 3/1964 Railfleet Services
X207 (later X107) 6/1967 Sold to CRT
X208 6/1967 Sold to CRT
X209 6/1967 Sold to CRT
Sold to QRNational, In service 7-2005
X210 7/1967 Scrapped
X211 7/1967 Scrapped
X212 (later X101) 8/1967 Sold to CRT
X213 5/1968 Preserved
X214 6/1968 Preserved
X215 7/1968 Preserved - operational
X216 8/1968 Sold to CRT
X217 (later X117) 9/1968 Sold to QR Interail, In service 5-2002
X218 (later X118) 10/1968 Sold to CRT

 
 
 
 
 

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