A.E. Goodwin was an Australian heavy engineering firm, which produced railway locomotives and rolling stock, as well as roadmaking machinery at its factory in Auburn.
History Founded in December 1935 by Arthur Elliott Goodwin, the company was originally based in Lidcombe. In 1946 it relocated to St Marys and in the late 1960s to Auburn. In the mid 1950s it became the Australian licence holder for American Locomotive Company (Alco) products, building over 400 diesel locomotives between December 1955 and November 1972. In 1961 the company was taken over by household appliance manufacturer AG Healing.
A.E. Goodwin collapsed in November 1972. It was purchased from its administrator by Comeng, who completed the outstanding locomotives on order, six 442 class for the Public Transport Commission, one M636 for Hammersley Iron and four M636s for Mount Newman Mining at the Auburn factory before closing it.
Production Diesel locomotives manufactured included:Locomotive Classes Vicsig
New South Wales Government Railways 100 44 class 40 45 class 165 48 class 34 442 class
South Australian Railways 37 930 class 45 830 class 7 600 class 6 700 class
Silverton Tramway 3 ST class
Hamersley Iron 12 Alco 636 19 MLW M636
Mount Newman Mining 17 ALCO Century 636 MLW M636C++ ++ 27 built in total by A.E. Goodwin and Comeng, split unknown
Robe River Mining 7 MLW M636
See also List of locomotive builders
References
External links Magazine advertising by A.E. Goodwin