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List of Australian diesel locomotives

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Rail transport in Australia utilizes various diesel locomotives.

NSWGR/SRA/FreightCorp and successors

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Diesel-electric

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Diesel-hydraulic

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Commonwealth Railways/Australia National/National Rail

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South Australian Railways

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Diesel-electric

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Victorian Railways/V/Line/Freight Australia

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Diesel-electric

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Diesel-hydraulic

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BHP/AIS and successors

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Diesel-electric

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Diesel-hydraulic

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Silverton Tramway

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Diesel-hydraulic

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Diesel-electric

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Queensland Rail

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Aurizon (formerly QRNational) also operates Standard Gauge classes from other railways: the V/Line G and X classes, the New South Wales (formerly State Rail Authority) 421, 422, and 423 classes, and Commonwealth Railways CLF/CLP classes.

Diesel-electric

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Diesel-mechanical

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Diesel-hydraulic

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CFCLA

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ V56 – Newport Railway Museum, retrieved 26 June 2025
  2. ^ "BHP breaks its own 'heaviest train' record", Railway Gazette International, 1 August 2001, retrieved 26 June 2025
  3. ^ "English Electric 1200 Class", queensland railway's interest group, retrieved 26 June 2025
  4. ^ a b c d "Clyde/GM 2100 Class". queensland railway's interest group. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Clyde/GM 2400 Class". queensland railway's interest group. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

General references

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  1. Oberg, Leon (1996), Locomotives of Australia, Internet Archive, Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Kangaroo Press, ISBN 978-0-86417-779-7
  2. "Diesel", queensland railway's interest group, retrieved 26 June 2025
  3. "Motive Power". Victorian Railways. Retrieved 26 June 2025.