Under the Wires: *Part 4* New South Wales 85 & 86 Class Electrics ‘A Photographic Profile’ (TH-245)

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Product No.: TH-245Title: Under the Wires: *Part 4* New South Wales 85 & 86 Class Electrics ‘A Photographic Profile’Author(s): Not StatedIllustrator(s): N/APublisher: Train Hobby PublicationsISBN: 192112217XCondition: NewBinding: SoftcoverDust Jacket: No JacketEdition: 1st EditionPublication Year: 2008Features: 56 Pages with Colour Photos.The New South Wales 85 class were a class of 10 mainline electric locomotive introduced from 1979 in the state of New South Wales, by the State Rail Authority. They were built by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, New South Wales The fleet were based in Lithgow and served coal haulage across the Blue Mountains. When FreightCorp merged into Pacific National, it was decided to withdraw the fleet from service owing to a rising cost in electricity. 8501 became the sole survivor of the fleet when it was saved from scrap by the Sydney Electric Traction Society.The New South Wales 86 class is a class of 50 mainline electric locomotives introduced from 1982 in the state of New South Wales by the State Rail Authority[1]. The locomotives were built by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, New South Wales, with electrical equipment supplied by Mitsubishi.They were also based at Lithgow for predominately freight operation, and were lighter than the preceding 85 class. When FreightCorp was sold to Pacific National, all were withdrawn when Pacific National decided to discontinue electric locomotive haulage