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The AN class is a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Somerton for Australian National in 1992–1993.

Introduction to service and operating history

They entered service on Australian National's standard gauge network from Broken Hill to Adelaide, Alice Springs and Perth.[1] In 1995, all were leased to National Rail with the transfer of Australian National's interstate operations.

In January 1996, AN10 was destroyed in the Hines Hill train collision. In November 1997, the remaining 10 were sold to National Rail.[1] passing into Pacific National ownership with the sale of National Rail in February 2002. In 2004, they began to operate to Darwin on The Ghan following this line opening with AN3 painted in the Ghan livery between 2004 and 2014.[2][3]

Future

As of January 2023, AN class locomotives are generally used as trailing locomotives on Intermodal and Steel services between Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. They were commonly used as second locomotives on steel trains in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.[4] The class are currently facing storage in Melbourne due to combined high operational costs and mechanical failures. It's rumoured they'll be stored in Werris Creek, New South Wales.

As of 17 February 2023, the entire class is stored, with all except AN1 (which is in Port Augusta) in storage at South Dynon.

In December 2023 the class has been making a return to service with AN1 running from Port Augusta on 4PM4 (3 December) and returning 6MP5 (9 December) after a trip to Spotswood. AN3 and AN8 are also at Spotswood.

Fleet status

Locomotive Serial no Completed Livery Status
AN1 92-1297 1992 Pacific National blue & yellow Operational.
AN2 92-1298 1992 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 5SM2 23/12/2022
AN3 92-1299 1992 Pacific National blue & yellow (repainted from Ghan red livery in early 2014) Being reactivated
AN4 93-1300 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 3SM2 11/01/2023
AN5 93-1301 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 4CM3 02/02/23
AN6 93-1302 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 1PM6 12/01/2023
AN7 93-1303 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 7AM5 15/01/2023
AN8 93-1304 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Being reactivated
AN9 93-1305 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 3CM3 11/01/2023
AN10 93-1306 1993 Australian National green & yellow Scrapped (accident damaged)
AN11 93-1307 1993 Pacific National blue & yellow Stored, last run 2AM5 17/01/2023

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 "The AN class locomotives" Railway Digest September 1990 page 38
  2. AN Class Railpage
  3. AN Class Vicsig
  4. "Always the bridesmaid – The AN Class" Railway Digest November 2010 page 34