Builder - Comeng, Granville

Wheels - Co-Co

Length - 19m

Mass - 123t

Power - 2880kW / 3860 HP

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85-Class

Loco

Build #

Date

Owner

Staus

Livery

Location

8501

8501

30/05/1979

SETS

Stored

F.Rail Blue

Werris Creek

8502

8502

17/09/1979

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8503

8503

4/02/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8504

8504

26/02/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8505

8505

16/04/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8506

8506

26/05/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8507

8507

13/06/1980

DSR&M

Stored

F.Rail Blue

West Tamworth

8508

8508

30/06/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

Hexham 08/2008

8509

8509

10/07/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8510

8510

28/07/1980

Silverton

Scrapped

F.Rail Blue

B.Hill 2007

8501 is the first of a long line of locomotives stored along the old Binnaway line at Werris Creek.

8501 being built at Comeng in Granville (Sydney)

Newly painted 8501 at Goninan in Broadmeadow.

When the class finally got into the Freightrail Blue livery, the work was shared between their Lansdowne (near Taree) and Broadmeadow locations.

8501 stored at Werris Creek.

8501 stored at Werris Creek.

8501 in original livery at Lithgow loco.

8503 8501 empty coal at Campsie in the 80s.

Newly painted 8501 at Goninan in Broadmeadow.

8502 8509 8601 86?? up coal at Belfield.

8502 on a freighter, passes light 8508 at Zig Zag.

8503 hauling Olympic Games decorated T83 at Woodville Junction (Newcastle).

8503 8501 empty coal at Campsie in the 80s.

8503 light engine at Campsie in the 80s.

The often asked question is regarding the unusual track in front of 8503.

It was a weighbridge for the former Rozelle yard.

8504 has been left in Taree yard. Yard shunter 4482 will soon take her to nearby Lansdowne for repainting into the Freightrail Blue livery.

8504 8507 on a coalie at Hope Street (Enfield).

8504 8503 at Port Kembla.

8505 at Chullora Workshops following a collision.

8505 8501 8509 in the now closed, and removed, Rozelle yard.

8505 at Flemington.

8506 at Delec loco depot (Enfield).

8507 at Lithgow loco depot.

8507 at Delec loco depot (Enfield).

8507 8508 8504 8606 on coalie at Enfield North.

8508 at Broadmeadow loco depot.

8508 8502 on a freight train at Zig Zag (Blue Mountains)

8509 at Delec loco depot (Enfield).

8509 at Delec loco depot (Enfield).

8510 8503 8611 8630 down coal passing through Arncliffe.

8510 at Chullora Workshops.

8510 8503 on a coal at Mt Victoria (Blue Mountains)

A spotless 8510 on display at Sydney Terminal.

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Arthur Anderson, Brad Coulter Snr, Wayne Eade, Tim Gray, John Hourigan and Bob Richardson