900 Review (ARMP-0042)

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Product No.: ARMP-0042Title:900 ReviewAuthor(s):McNicol, SteveIllustrator(s): N/APublisher: Railmac PublicationsISBN:0949817325Condition: NewBinding: Soft CoverDust Jacket: NoneEdition: FirstPublication Year: 1984Features: 16 Pages with Black/White Photos.- The 900 class locomotive was introduced and operated by the South Australian Railways and was subsequently operated by Australian National Railways. This class of locomotive was powered by an English Electric 16SVT (1588 hp) diesel engine.- There were 10 units built.The 900 class of locomotive were introduced in 1951 within days of the introduction of the first mainline diesel locomotives, the Commonwealth Railways GM class, as such they are among the earliest diesel locomotive types in Australia. The class were built at South Australian Railways Islington Workshops.- They were withdrawn by from revenue service by Australian National Railways in the mid 1980s with 907 and 909 performing the last service from Angaston to Adelaide on 18 June, 1985