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.

History In 1959, the South Australian Railways placed an order for 10 Alco DL531 locomotives for use in light freight haulage, especially on branch lines where a low axle load was essential. Further orders saw the fleet built up to 44 by February 1970 with 15 narrow gauge, 12 standard gauge and 17 broad gauge examples. In February 1970, an additional unit was purchased second hand from Silverton Tramway.

In March 1978, 43 were included in the transfer of the South Australian Railways to Australian National with the other two (830 and 845) going to the State Transport Authority before also moving to Australian National. From July 1974 until December 1980 847–849, were loaned to the Public Transport Commission where they were pooled with the 48 class.Railway Digest December 1984 page 391

Following the conversion of the Adelaide to Alice Springs in the early 1980s and the release of some Commonwealth Railways NJ class locomotives, beginning in April 1980, some 830s were transferred to Australian National's TasRail operation with 20 transferred by August 1986.830 Class Rail Tasmania Withdrawals of the TasRail fleet commenced in late 1987 with only three in service by April 1989. Australian National transferred five back to South Australia while two were sold to Silverton Rail and shipped to Broken Hill."Silverton" Railway Digest August 1990 page 286 One was preserved by the Don River Railway, Devonport.Steam & Diesel Locomotives & Railcars Don River Railway The remainder were scrapped.Broad, Standard and Narrow Gauge 830-class diesel locomotives Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages830 Class Railpage

In 1991, six were rebuilt as the DA class with new cabs to allow them to be used as shunters. In December 1994 two 48 class locomotives were purchased from the State Rail Authority."State Rail's Locomotive Auction Results" Railway Digest January 1995 page 36 One was rebuilt as DA7 and the other scrapped. They were later renumbered as the 900 class.

Australian National's remaining 830 class were all included with the sale of the South Australian freight operations to Australian Southern Railroad in August 1997.

In June 2000, three were sold to ATN Access for use on grain services. All were included in the sale of the business to Pacific National in February 2004, ending up in storage during the first few years of ownership under PN. 833 was scrapped in July 2016, while 845 was given to SteamRanger Heritage Railway, arriving at their Mt Barker depot in July 2017. 838 remains stored in Junee, still wearing primer paint from its never completed overhaul.

When Australian Railroad Group was dissolved, 852 passed to QR National (later Aurizon), while the other 830s and 900 class rebuilds went to Genesee and Wyoming Australia. 852 was sold to Junee Railway Workshop in 2008 and after being overhauled returned to service in 2012.

The remaining ex-GWA 830s and 900s passed to Aurizon in 2022 as part of their purchase of One Rail Australia (GWA's successor). The last ex-GWA 830s in service operated on the Eyre Peninsula Railway, only hauling gypsum trains to Thevenard after the cessation of grain services on the Eyre Peninsula Railway in 2019. All remaining operational ex-GWA 830s at Thevenard were stored upon the arrival of 2300 class locomotives from Queensland in 2023. Some ex-GWA 900s remain as shunters at the Whyalla Steelworks.

Apart from the 2 preserved 830s, most of the operational 830s are based in NSW, usually operating services for Qube Logistics and Southern Shorthaul Railroad.

Status table The disposition of 830 class locomotives as of 2024 is given in the following table (click "show" to expand): Key:In serviceStoredPreservedConvertedUnknownScrapped

+ Number Current Number Serial number Entered service Owner Status Livery Gauge Notes83090483721Dec 1959Aurizon OperationalG&W Orange & Black With Aurizon LogosSGRenumbered 875, rebuilt as DA5, renumbered 904, Based At Whyalla83183183722Feb 1960AurizonStored, Dry CreekAN Green & Gold With G&W LogosBG83290283723Apr 1960AurizonStored, ThevenardG&W Orange & BlackNGRebuilt as DA2, renumbered 90283383383724Apr 1960Pacific NationalScrappedAN Green & GoldSGEx ATN Access83483483725May 1960AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG835DA383726May 1960Australian Southern RailroadScrappedAN Green & GoldBGRebuilt as DA3, Crashed Rosewater 1997, Scrapped 200183690583727Jun 1960AurizonStored ThevenardG&W Orange & BlackNGRebuilt as DA6, renumbered 905, 83783783728Jun 1960AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG83883883729Jun 1960Pacific NationalStored, JuneePrimerSGEx ATN Access, Stored Ex uncompleted overhaul83990383730Jun 1960AurizonStored. WhyallaG&W Orange & BlackNGRebuilt as DA4, renumbered 90384084084138May 1962AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG84184184139Jun 1962AurizonStored, Dry CreekAN Green & Gold With G&W LogosBG84284284140Aug 1962Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaScrappedAN Green & GoldNG84384384141Sep 1962Pichi Richi RailwayPreserved, Under Restoration, QuornAN Green & GoldNGEx One Rail Australia.84484484142Oct 1962SteamRangerPreserved, Operational, Mt BarkerSAR Mustard Pot (late)BGEx One Rail Australia84584584714Oct 1963SteamRangerPreserved, Operational, Mt BarkerSAR Mustard Pot (As delivered)BGEx ATN Access and Pacific National84684684715Nov 1963Pichi Richi RailwayPreserved, Spare parts for 843 AN green & GoldNGEx AN Tasrail and One Rail Australia847847G-6016-1Jun 1969Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaScrappedG&W Orange & BlackNG848848G-6016-2Jul 1969Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaScrappedAustralian National Green & Gold With G&W LogosSG849901G-6016-3Sep 1969AurizonOperationalG&W Orange & BlackSGRebuilt as DA1, renumbered T02, renumbered 901, Based At Whyalla85085084136Mar 1962Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation SocietyPreserved, Port LincolnG&W Orange & BlackNGEx Genesee & Wyoming Australia. Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society Operated only on the Port Lincoln Division85185184137Apr 1962AurizonStoredG&W Orange & BlackNGOperated only on the Port Lincoln Division85285284716Sep 1963Junee Railway WorkshopOperationalJRWSG85385384717Oct 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG85485484718Sep 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG85585584719Oct 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG85685684702Feb 1963Silverton RailScrappedAN Green & GoldSGEx AN Tasrail85748s3184703Apr 1963GreentrainsScrappedSilverton Blue & YellowSGRenumbered 48s31, ex AN Tasrail85885884704May 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG85985984705May 1963AurizonStoredG&W Orange & BlackNGEx AN Tasrail86086084706May 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG86186184707Jun 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG86286284708Jun 1963Silverton RailScrappedAN Green & GoldSGEx AN Tasrail86386384709Jun 1963Steamtown Heritage Rail CentrePreserved, PeterboroughAN Green & GoldSGEx Genesee & Wyoming"Preservation & Tourist" Railway Digest May 2016 page 5886486484710Jul 1963QUBE LogisticsOperationalGreentrains green & yellowSGRenumbered 48s30, ex AN Tasrail86586584711Jul 1963Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaScrappedAN Green & Gold With G&W LogosNGEx AN Tasrail86686684712Jul 1963Don River RailwayPreserved, Operational, DevonportAN Green & GoldNGEx AN Tasrail86786784713Aug 1963AN TasrailScrappedAN Green & GoldNG868868G-6016-4Nov 1969Australian Railroad GroupScrappedAN Green & GoldSG869869G-6016-5Jan 1970Southern Shorthaul RailroadOperationalGreentrains green & yellowSG870906G-6016-6Jan 1970Australian NationalScrappedAN Green & GoldNG871871G-3422-1Feb 1966Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaScrappedAN Green & GoldNGOperated only on the Port Lincoln Division872872G-3422-2Mar 1966QUBE LogisticsOperationalGreentrains green & yellowSG873873G-3422-3Apr 1966Pichi Richi RailwayPreserved, QuornAN Green & Gold With G&W LogosNGOperated in service only on the Port Lincoln Division87490783826Dec 1960AurizonOperationalG&W Orange & Black with Aurizon LogosSGEx Silverton Tramway 27 Feb 1970, rebuilt as T01, renumbered 907

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833 in South Australian Railways livery, to which "ANR" branding has been added, in 1983841 (in 1983) in the livery introduced by AN after it took over the SAR830 class general arrangement drawing by South Australian Railways832, which became chop-nosed DA2, re-numbered as Aurizon 902

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