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South Australian Railways 830 class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by A. E. Goodwin· from 1959· class of 45 Australian diesel-electric locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel ✓ in service

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 830 class loco-South Australia-1983: John Masson· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Ex-South Australian Railways 830 class loco no 845 (restored by SteamRanger) at Middleton SA, 2026 (David Groves): David Groves· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. 830 class loco-South Australia: John Masson· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. 830 class loco-South Australia-1992: John Masson· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. Ex-South Australian Railways 830 class loco no 845 and passenger cars at Middleton SA (David Groves): David Groves· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The 830 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the South Australian Railways between 1959 and 1966. The New South Wales 48 class and Silverton Rail 48s class are of a very similar design.

who runs it

Aurizon Pacific National Qube Logistics Junee Railway Workshop Southern Shorthaul Railroad South Australian Railways

base stats

speed 121 km/htop speed
power 708 kWpower output
weight 75.2 tin working order
built 45made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 67 years ago, in 1959.
708 kW is about 8 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
13.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 11 years (1959–1970).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1959–1966
in service from: 1959
retired: 1970
status: in service
number built: 45
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: A. E. Goodwin
operators: Aurizon, Pacific National, Qube Logistics, Junee Railway Workshop, Southern Shorthaul Railroad, South Australian Railways
top speed: 121 km/h
power: 708 kW
gauge: 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
wheel arrangement: Co-Co
length: 13.4 m
weight: 75.2 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

Sources: Wikidata Q7566146, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways 830 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.