New South Wales 42 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 62 ft 3+1⁄4 in (18.98 m)
Width	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height	14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Axle load	20 long tons 0 cwt (44,800 lb or 20.3 t)
Loco weight	120 long tons 0 cwt (268,800 lb or 121.9 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,500 imp gal; (6,800 L; 1,800 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	165 imp gal; (750 L; 198 US gal)
Coolant cap.	175 imp gal; (800 L; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	16 cu ft (0.45 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-567C
RPM range	275–835
Engine type	V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D12
Traction motors	6 x EMD D37
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	8.5 in × 10 in; (216 mm × 254 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	55-74, 55-75, 55-79, 56-87, 56-92, 56-100
Model	EMD A7 (later A16C)
Build date	1955–1956
Total produced	6

New South Wales 42 class
New South Wales 42 class
	4201 leading a NSW Rail Museum train at Mittagong in September 2017
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Serial number	55-74, 55-75, 55-79, 56-87, 56-92, 56-100
Model	EMD A7 (later A16C)
Build date	1955–1956
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m),; Over coupler pulling faces:; 62 ft 3+1⁄4 in (18.98 m)
Width	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Height	14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Axle load	20 long tons 0 cwt (44,800 lb or 20.3 t)
Loco weight	120 long tons 0 cwt (268,800 lb or 121.9 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,500 imp gal; (6,800 L; 1,800 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	165 imp gal; (750 L; 198 US gal)
Coolant cap.	175 imp gal; (800 L; 210 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	16 cu ft (0.45 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-567C
RPM range	275–835
Engine type	V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Generator	EMD D12
Traction motors	6 x EMD D37
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	8.5 in × 10 in; (216 mm × 254 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	71 mph (114 km/h)
Power output	Gross: 1,750 hp (1,305 kW),; For traction:; 1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Tractive effort	Continuous:; 61,250 lbf (272.45 kN); at 9 mph (14 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	NSW Department of Railways
Numbers	4201–4206
First run	28 November 1955
Withdrawn	1983
Preserved	4201, 4203, 4204, 4206
Current owner	Transport Heritage NSW, O'Donohugue's Pub, Lachlan Valley Railway, Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum
Disposition	4 preserved, 2 scrapped

The New South Wales 42 class is a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the New South Wales Department of Railways in 1955/56.