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The 90 class are a class of heavy mainline diesel locomotive operated by Pacific National that entered service from 1994. They are the heaviest locomotives on the network and are only used on Hunter Valley coal workings.

Design[]

Purchased under a Ready Power contract like the 82 class, the first batch of 90 class were built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD), London, Ontario, Canada (9001–9031) in 1994, while new locomotives were obtained in 2006, built by EDI Rail Cardiff, New South Wales (9032–9035).

Despite two manufacturers of the 90 class, the specifications remain the same. They have EMD 16-710G3A sixteen cylinder, two-stroke engines, rated at 3,030 kW (4,060 hp), have a mass of 165 t, have Co-Co wheel arrangement and have a maximum speed of 115 km/h. The EMD 710 series was the last major development of large two-stroke engines by the former Electro-Motive Division of the General Motors Corporation. More recent engine development has focused on a new four stroke design.

90 Class locomotives are of a single ended cab design, with an almost identical cab layout to the 82 Class.

A large number of the class are named after Olympic sportsman from past Games. 9001–9031 are in the Freightcorp Livery, with Pacific National decals over the Freightcorp logo, while the 4 which were built by EDI have the Pacific National livery.

Operations[]

The 90 class are restricted to coal haulage in the Hunter Valley due to their size and weight. They can be found on the Main North as far as Muswellbrook and the Ulan line as far as Ulan. They are usually found to be working in threes, but are also found working with 81 class, 82 class, 92 Class and G Class locomotives (Mostly by them selves of with a TT, LDP, 92, 93 as of November 2024) which now frequent the Hunter Valley on Pacific National coal workings. The class can often be seen with batwing style hoppers being the NHRH, PHCH, PHCM, PHWH, RHFH, RHHH and the NHYH series coal wagons

Very rarely, in times of rollingstock shortage, the 90 class have been known to operate on other trains. Members of the class have visited the Wheel lathe at DELEC and one was on display at Central Station for the 100th Anniversary of Clyde Engineering in 1998.

Since 2022, units have gradually been entering storage as newer and more versatile locomotives arrive. Their future is unknown.

As of November 2024, around half the of the class is stored at Port waratah and Kooragang, with most being withdrawn in 2023, in 2024, 9022, 9023, and 9005 were all operating during January and February 2024 before being withdrawn from service, it is unknown what the others will face in the coming year (2025).

Fleet Status table[]

Fleet Status
Locomotive No. Status Location (Only applies to Stored Units) Livery
9001 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9002 Stored Kooragang Freight Corp
9003 Stored Unknown Freight Corp
9004 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9005 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9006 Stored Unknown Freight Corp
9007 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9008 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9009 Stored Unknown Freight Corp
9010 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9011 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9012 Stored Port Waratah Pacific national Yellow and blue
9013 Stored Port Kooragang Freight Corp
9014 Stored Unkown Freight Corp
9015 Operational Not Applicable Freight Corp
9016 Stored Port waratah Freight Corp
9017 Stored Unknown Freight Corp
9018 Stored Port Waratah Freight Corp
9019 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9020 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9021 Stored Cardiff Freight Corp
9022 Stored Port waratah Freight Corp
9023 Stored Port waratah Freight Corp
9024 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9025 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9026 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9027 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9028 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9029 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9030 Operational Not applicable Freight Corp
9031 Operational Not applicable Pacific national yellow and blue
9032 Operational Not applicable Pacific national yellow and blue
9033 Operational Not applicable Pacific national yellow and blue
9034 Operational Not applicable Pacific national yellow and blue
9035 Operational Not applicable Pacific national yellow and blue

New South Wales Rail Rollingstock
Suburban EMUs

Red Rattlers S set, K set, C set, T set (Tangara), M set (Millennium), A (Waratah) and B sets (Waratah Series 2)
Sydney Metro: Alstom Metropolis set


Intercity EMUs
U set, V set, H set (OSCAR), D set (Mariyung)


Country Trains
Retired: CPH railmotor (Tin Hare), Creamy Kate and Trailer, Silver City Comet, 400/500 class, 600/700 class, 620/720 class, 660/760 class, 900/800 class (DEB), 1100 class (Budd), 1200 class (Tulloch)
In Service: XPT, Xplorer, Endeavour, Hunter
Future: CAF Civity


NSWGR Diesel Locomotives
40 class, 41 class, 42 class, 421 class, 422 class, 43 class, 44 class, 442 class, 45 class, 47 class, 48 class, 49 class, 70 class, 71 class, 72 class, 73 class, 79 class, 80 class, 81 class, 82 class, 90 class, PL class, X100 class tractor, X200 class tractor


NSWGR Electric Locomotives
71 class, 46 class, 85 class, 86 class


NSWGR Steam
10 class, 11 class, 12 class, 13 class, 14 class, 15 class, 16 class, 17 class, 18 class, 19 class, 20 class, 21 class, 23 class, 24 class, 25 class, 26 class, 27 class, 28 class, 29 class, 30 class (3112), 30T class, 32 class (3237)(3265), 34 class, 35 class (3526), 36 class (3642), 38 class (3801)(3820)(3830), D50 class, D53 class, D55 class, D57 class, D58 class, D59 class(5917), AD60 class
SMR 10 class, ROD 2-8-0


Trailers
End platform, S type, N type, HUB, RUB, Stainless steel carriage stock


Light Rail
Adtranz Variotram, CAF Urbos 3, Alstom Citadis 305


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