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49 class Photos

Other pages featuring 49 class locomotives: 442 Class, 46 Class, 80 Class, 85 Class, Millennium train
Some 49 class locomotives were converted to the Manildra MM class and the CFCLA KL Class

The 49 class was built by Clyde Engineering at Clyde, NSW.
The first unit was in service on September 20th, 1960. There were 18 units in the class, numbered 4901-4918.
They have an 8 cylinder GM-567C or GM-567CR engine.
They weigh 81.3 tonnes and have 875 HP available for traction.

4916 in the Candy Terror colour scheme, a cross between Red Terror and Candy, leads a muck train through Sefton on April 7th, 1990.	4918 and 4913 arrive at Sydney Terminal with a muck train on March 3rd, 1990.	4918 and M1 stand at Erskineville, waiting for the road into Eveleigh.	4918 and M1 stand at Erskineville, waiting for the road into Eveleigh.
4918 leads CL-1 Cockatoo Run at Mt Murray on January 20th, 2002.	4908 propels M1 towards Wolli Creek at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.	4908 propels M1 past T52 towards Wolli Creek at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.	4908 propels M1 past T52 towards Wolli Creek at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.
4908 propels M1 past T52 towards Wolli Creek at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.	4908 propels M1 towards Wolli Creek at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.	4908 hauls M1 near Holsworthy as HL83 enroute to Campbelltown to run around on January 28th, 2002.	4918 travels through the Bardwell Valley towards M1 before forming HL83 to Campbelltown on January 29th, 2002.
4918 approaches M1 at Turrella to form HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 29th, 2002.	4918 and M1 at Turrella waiting to form HL83 to Campbelltown as SN44 passes to run around on January 29th, 2002.	4918 and M1 at Turrella waiting to form HL83 to Campbelltown as SN44 passes to run around on January 29th, 2002.	4918 and M1 at Turrella as HL83 to Campbelltown to run around on January 29th, 2002.
4918 shunts F1 out of Carriage Works at Redfern.	4918 detaches from F1 at Sydney Terminal after having hauled it out of Carriage Works at Redfern.	4910 & T55 are still coupled at DELEC following a wheel lathe session.	4910 & T55 are still coupled at DELEC following a wheel lathe session.
4467 & 8040 cross 4914 & 4910 near Marrickville Loop on July 4th, 1991.	4918 & 4908 haul the Cockatoo Run near Farmborough Heights in April 2000.	4911 and 4904, both in tuscan, lead a trip goods into Marrickville loop on May 10th, 1990.	4906 leaves Flemington Car Sheds with some exchange cars bound for Maintrain prior to it being electrified. August 29th, 1994.
4901 leads a tour train across the Como Bridge on February 9th, 1991.	4901 leads a tour train away from Wongawilli Colliery on February 9th, 1991.	4901 and 4912 get overtaken by K92 as they sit on a works train at Burwood on the 9th of January, 1997.	4907, 4835 and 4828 leads 9351UP SpeedFreight from Nowra past the "hackspot" at Bombo on May 21st, 1994.
4907, 4835 and 4820 leads 9351UP SpeedFreight from Nowra past the Kembla Grange Racecourse with two R class trams in it on May 21st, 1994.	4911, 4842 and 4891 lead an UP ballast train past the old Loftus Junction signalbox on January 21st, 1995