42 class
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The 42 class locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW for the New South Wales Government Railways between 1955 and 1956. Six locomotives were built numbered 4201-4206. They were built with the classic "bulldog nose", and were built in conjunction with the 421 class at the same time, but the 42 class did not have a second cab.
The locomotives have a EMD 16 567C motor developing 1305 kW/1750 HP, EMD D12 generator, and EMD D37 traction motors The 42 class have a top speed of 115km/h, have a length of 18.54m, and weigh 122t. These locomotives ride on Co-Co bogies and operate on standard gauge.
The current status of these locomotives are:
- 4201 - Preserved at NSW Rail Transport Museum
- 4202 - Scrapped
- 4203 - Preserved O'Donohugue's Pub, Emu Plains, Sydney
- 4204 - Preserved at Lachlan Valley Railway
- 4205 - Scrapped
- 4206 - Preserved at Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
