Commonwealth Railways GM class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	GM1-11 A1A-A1A; GM12-47 Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine type	V16
Cylinders	16

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Model	Electro-Motive Diesel ML1, later model A16C
Build date	1951-1967
Total produced	47

Commonwealth Railways GM class
Commonwealth Railways GM class
	Three Aurizon GM class locomotives in April 2008
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Model	Electro-Motive Diesel ML1, later model A16C
Build date	1951-1967
Total produced	47
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	GM1-11 A1A-A1A; GM12-47 Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine type	V16
Cylinders	16
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	GM1-11 1,119 kW (1,501 hp),; GM12-47 1,305 kW (1,750 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	Commonwealth Railways
Number in class	47
Numbers	GM1-GM47
Preserved	GM1, GM2, GM28, GM36
Current owner	Aurizon; Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Disposition	6 in service, 2 preserved, 11 stored, 28 scrapped

The GM class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Commonwealth Railways in several batches between 1951 and 1967. As of January 2014, some remain in service with Aurizon and Southern Shorthaul Railroad.

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