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NSW 422 Class

Current status 'now available' at the

'Australian Locomotive Rosters' Website.

20 Locos - 110 Photos - 32 Livery Variations

All Liveries Of Each Unit Covered.

Builder: Clyde Engineering, Granville

Gauge: Standard

Power: 1640 kW / 2200 HP

Axles: Co-Co 

Length: 18.44 m

Mass: 110 t

42206 at Moss Vale station on a passenger service. Photo: Brad Peadon

The 422 class were a common sight on Southern Highlands limestone yo-yo 

runs for many years.
42201 and 42207 slowly climb out of the, now removed, up refuge at Wingello, having been passed by a local passenger service. Photo: Brad Peadon

42201 at the former Delec Locomotive Depot at Enfield. While the depot has been wiped from the face of the earth, the wheel lathe in the background continues 

to perform it's function. Photo: Brad Peadon 

Reverse liveried 42203 snoozes at Sydney Terminal. It will probably do a run down the Illawarra, or Southern Highlands, later in the day.Photo: Brad Peadon

42203 leans into the curve as it passes through Menangle station and on to Sydney.Photo: Brad Peadon

42205 prepares to depart Sydney Terminal. Photo: Brad Peadon

Super-Series 42220 at Spencer Street Station (Melbourne, Victoria) in 1987.
They were also regulars on through running from New South Wales.Photo: Brad Peadon

42206 on an up goods at Wingello.
The earlier mentioned up refuge can be seen at right.

42206 again, this time having been turned on the Cootamundra triangle with 8004, 42207 and C504. Photo: Brad Peadon

42213 on an up passenger train between Douglas Park and Menangle (Southern Line)

42213 on another passenger train, this time passing over Spring Creek, at Bombo, while headed to Bomaderry (Illawarra Line).

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