Australian Alcos

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Many Australian railways, both Government and privately owned, selected the ALCO based diesel electric locomotive when they decided to replace steam locomotives in the 1950's. Altogether over 630 ALCO locomotives were used in Australia with only 27 not built in Australia. Many of these operators again selected ALCO units when they wanted to replace earlier delivered ALCO units with more powerful modern units.

Australian Railways which have had ALCO units in service include

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New South Wales Railways

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Westrail

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West Australian Privately Owned Iron Ore Railways

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South Australian Railways

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Silverton

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Alco Related Internet Sites

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Acknowledgments

 

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Page last updated on 01/01/04