New South Wales 45 class locomotive
The 45 class are a class of diesel-electric locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1962 and 1964. History. The 45 class were built by Alco's Australian licensee AE Goodwin, and are based on the Alco DL-541 model. They initially entered service on the Main Southern line but later operated on all main lines. One was destroyed in a collision in May 1972. From June 1984, the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen placed a ban on the class as leading locomotives, meaning they  could only be used as second locomotives, although they were able to be used on Sydney metropolitan trip and Liverpool Range banking duties. Six were fitted with upgraded cabs and modified bogies at Cardiff Workshops in 1989 and reclassified as class 451s and later class 35s, allowing them again to be used as lead locomotives, although they spent most of their time being used as Liverpool Range bankers and Yeerongpilly, Brisbane shunters. Following a poor wheat crop, the Class 45s were placed in store at Junee Locomotive Depot in December 1991. A locomotive shortage saw most return to service from  March 1993. They remained in service until replaced by FreightCorp by Class 82s in 1994/95. Thirty-two were auctioned in December 1994 with most being sold for scrap. One was retained by the State Rail Authority as a designated heritage locomotive while four were transferred to Rail Services Australia before being sold to Great Northern Rail Services in 2000. One remains in service with Greentrains. Fleet Status. 4501 - Preserved [Operational] Based at Thirlmere 4502 - Preserved Stored 4503 - scrapped 4504 - Scrapped 4505 ▶ 3505 - Stored 4506 - Scrapped 4507 ▶ 3507 - Scrapped 4508 - Scrapped 4509 - Scrapped 4510 - Scrapped 4511 - Scrapped 4512 - Scrapped  4513 ▶ 3513 - Scrapped 4514 - Scrapped 4515 - Scrapped 4516 - Scrapped 4517 - Scrapped 4518 ▶ 3518 - Scrapped 4519 - Scrapped 4520 - Preserved [Under repairs] 4521 - Preserved 4522 - Scrapped 4523 - Scrapped 4524 - Scrapped 4525 - Scrapped 4526 - Scrapped 4527 ▶ 3527 - Scrapped 4528 - Preserved Stored ( rebuild was stopped by silverton, was going to be 45s2) 4529 - Scrapped 4530 - Scrapped 4531 - ??? 4532 ▶ 3532 ▶ 45s1 ▶ 4532 Operational 4533 - Scrapped 4534 - Scrapped 4535 - Scrapped 4536 - Scrapped 4537 ▶ 103 - Operational 4538 - Scrapped 4539 - Scrapped 4540 - Scrapped