New South Wales 82 class locomotive

The 82 class is a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Braemar for The New South Wales State Rail Authority's FreightRail division (FreightCorp from 1996) in 1994–1995. The sale of FreightCorp and its assets along with National Rail in 2002 saw ownership of all 55 remaining 82 class locomotives (three units had already been destroyed in a major collision at Beresfield train station in 1997) transferred to the newly formed Pacific National and patched over with its logos. As of October 2024, all but one of these locomotives remains in active service with Pacific National, one having been scrapped in 2016 after sustaining significant fire damage.

History In 1992, a fleet of 55 EMD JT42C locomotives was ordered from Clyde Engineering, which was later increased to 58."New loco contract signed" Railway Digest August 1992 page 289 The design was based on the prototype locomotive GML10 built by Clyde Engineering, Kelso in 1990."The 82 class locomotives of NSW" Railway Digest October 1999 page 18 They have two cabs, built in a hood style. They were originally to be built at Kelso, but a lack of capacity saw Clyde Engineering lease Australian National Industries' Braemar plant."Clyde Set to Lease Mittagong Factory" Railway Digest June 1993 page 221

Early artists' impressions showed them numbered as the 94 class. The first two were originally numbered 9401 and 9402 but renumbered 8201 and 8202 before leaving the factory.

In October 1997, three were destroyed in the Beresfield rail accident (8219, 8246, 8247). The remaining 55 were included in the sale of FreightCorp to Pacific National in February 2002.82 Class Railpage82 Class Vicsig

On 5 June 2014, 8221 caught fire near Awaba while running as the fourth locomotive on a loaded ER64 coal service. The locomotive was subsequently hauled to EDI Cardiff where examination was undertaken to determine the cause of the fire, ultimately being attributed to a fuel leak. Having suffered substantial damage, the locomotive remained stored at Cardiff for some time before being progressively stripped, and eventually scrapped, in October 2016.

Pacific National having lost a number of coal haulage contracts has seen the majority of the 82 class cascaded into other bulk haulage roles, with most now allocated to grain services throughout NSW and servicing various Boral contracts in the NSW Southern Highlands. They previously could also be seen on flour workings for the Manildra Group, however the cessation of Pacific National's contract hauling all Manildra traffic however has seen this work cease as of October 2024. Only a small number remain in coal traffic, with remaining Pacific National coal services now largely hauled by TT class locomotives.

Liveries

The 82 class are being progressively repainted to Pacific National livery, commencing with 8202 in August 2016. As of May 2024, only 8211, 8242, 8250, 8251, 8253, 8254, 8256 & 8258 remain in FreightCorp blue, with the remaining 44 in Pacific National Blue & Yellow. Some variations exist; 8239 has a moustache on the cab for Movember, and 8224 had an RUOK decal on the long-hood briefly when it was in FreightCorp Blue.

Fleet Status Key:In ServiceStoredPreservedConvertedUnder OverhaulScrapped

+LocomotiveNameEntered serviceOut of serviceLiveryOperatorStatusNotes8201 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8202 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8203 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8204 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8205 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8206 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8207 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8208 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8209 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8210 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8211 -1994FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8212 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8213 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8214 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8215 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8216 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8217 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8218 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8219 -19941997FreightCorp BlueFreightCorpScrappedAccident In Beresfield8220 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8221 -19942014FreightCorp BluePacific NationalScrappedAccident In 20148222 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8223 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8224 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8225 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8226 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8227 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8228 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8229 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8230 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8231 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8232 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8233 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8234 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8235 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8236 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8237 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8238 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8239 -1994Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8240 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8241 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8242 -1995FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8243 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8244 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8245 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8246 -19951997FreightCorp BlueFreightCorpScrappedAccident In Beresfield8247 -19951997FreightCorp BlueFreightCorpScrappedAccident In Beresfield8248 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8249 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8250 -1995FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8251 -1995FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8252 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8253 -1995FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8254 -1995FreightCorp BluePacific NationalOperational8255 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8256 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8257 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational8258 -1995Pacific National Blue and YellowPacific NationalOperational

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