New South Wales 442 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 57 ft 1 in (17.40 m),; Over coupler pulling faces ; 61 ft 3 in (18.67 m)
Width	9 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.93 m)
Height	13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 16 cwt (42,100 lb or 19.1 t)
Loco weight	113 long tons 0 cwt (253,100 lb or 114.8 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal; (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	165 imp gal; (750 L; 198 US gal)
Coolant cap.	210 imp gal; (950 L; 250 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	20 cu ft (0.57 m3)
Prime mover	As built: Alco 12-251C; GLs: General Electric 7-FDL12
RPM range	400–1025
Engine type	Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	44235–44240: Mitsubishi Alternator
Generator	44201–44203: GT 586; 44204–44205: AEI 5301; 44206–44220: AEI 5302; 44221–44234: AEI 5301
Traction motors	44201–44220: GE 750; 44221–44234: AEI 165; 44235–44240: Mitsubishi MB-451-AUR
Cylinders	12
Cylinder size	9 in × 10.5 in; (229 mm × 267 mm)
Transmission	Electric
MU working	Equipped
Loco brake	Air and Dynamic braking
Train brakes	Air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	AE Goodwin, Auburn (34); Comeng, Auburn (6)
Serial number	Alco G-6045-01 to G-6045-40
Model	Alco DL-500G
Build date	1970–1973
Total produced	40
Rebuilder	UGL Rail, Broadmeadow
Rebuild date	2003–2004
Number rebuilt	12

New South Wales 442 class
New South Wales 442 class
	44226 at the Junee Roundhouse Museum in November 2025
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	AE Goodwin, Auburn (34); Comeng, Auburn (6)
Serial number	Alco G-6045-01 to G-6045-40
Model	Alco DL-500G
Build date	1970–1973
Total produced	40
Rebuilder	UGL Rail, Broadmeadow
Rebuild date	2003–2004
Number rebuilt	12
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	Over headstocks:; 57 ft 1 in (17.40 m),; Over coupler pulling faces ; 61 ft 3 in (18.67 m)
Width	9 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.93 m)
Height	13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 16 cwt (42,100 lb or 19.1 t)
Loco weight	113 long tons 0 cwt (253,100 lb or 114.8 t)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,200 imp gal; (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	165 imp gal; (750 L; 198 US gal)
Coolant cap.	210 imp gal; (950 L; 250 US gal)
Sandbox cap.	20 cu ft (0.57 m3)
Prime mover	As built: Alco 12-251C; GLs: General Electric 7-FDL12
RPM range	400–1025
Engine type	Four-stroke V12 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	44235–44240: Mitsubishi Alternator
Generator	44201–44203: GT 586; 44204–44205: AEI 5301; 44206–44220: AEI 5302; 44221–44234: AEI 5301
Traction motors	44201–44220: GE 750; 44221–44234: AEI 165; 44235–44240: Mitsubishi MB-451-AUR
Cylinders	12
Cylinder size	9 in × 10.5 in; (229 mm × 267 mm)
Transmission	Electric
MU working	Equipped
Loco brake	Air and Dynamic braking
Train brakes	Air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	Gross:; 2,150 hp (1,600 kW),; For traction:; 2,000 hp (1,490 kW)
Tractive effort	52,000 lbf (231.31 kN) ; at 11.75 mph (18.9 km/h)
Operators
Career
Operators	Rail First Asset Management; Qube Logistics; Southern Shorthaul Railroad; Manildra Group
Number in class	40
Numbers	44201-44240
Nicknames	Jumbos
Delivered	1970
First run	December 1970
Last run	October 1973
Preserved	44211
Current owner	Rail First Asset Management; Qube Logistics; Southern Shorthaul Railroad; Manildra Group
Disposition	9 operational, 1 preserved, 12 rebuilt, 18 scrapped

The 442 class are a class of diesel locomotives built by AE Goodwin and Comeng, Auburn for the New South Wales Department of Railways between 1970 and 1973.