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8172
Based on the New South Wales Government Railway (SRA) 81 class Diesal Electric. The locomotive is fitted with an air brake ( for parking ).An air horn is fitted. Painted in the distict and colourful livery of the Bicentennial colour sckeme of Grey under the main frame, and red, orange,white body with a grey roof. This loco was the first diesal outline loco to be custom built for DVR to the railway's exacting specifications.
TYPE Diesel Hydraulic CO-CO
ENGINE Perkins 3 cly. diesel
TRANSMISSION Hydraulic pump connected to engine.Two hydraulic motors on the bogies with chain drive to the wheels.
LENGTH - WIDTH -
HEIGHT - WEIGHT -
BUILDER Morgan Engineering (Vic Mason and John Morgan)
OWNER DVR
INTRODUCED October 1999 ROAD NUMBER 8172
STATUS In Use.