The New South Wales 86 class is a class of 50 mainline electric locomotives introduced from 1982 in the state of New South Wales

Rail transport in New South Wales

The Australian state of New South Wales has an extensive network of railways, which were integral to the growth and development of the state. The vast majority of railway lines were government built and operated, but there were also several private railways, some of which operate to this...

 by the State Rail Authority. The locomotives were built by Commonwealth Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

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 of Granville, New South Wales

Granville, New South Wales

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, with electrical equipment supplied by Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi

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.

They were also based at Lithgow for predominately freight operation, and were lighter than the preceding 85 class. When FreightCorp

New South Wales State Rail Authority

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 was sold to Pacific National

Pacific National

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, all were withdrawn when Pacific National decided to discontinue electric locomotive haulage.
All except 2 were sold to Silverton Rail in 2002 and then to Allco Finance with some on sold while most were scrapped at Broken Hill.

Survivors

• 8601 is owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum, currently stored at Kooragang Island.
• 8606 is located at the Junee Roundhouse, owned by the Sydney Electric Train Society.
• 8607 is privately owned, stored at Broken Hill.
• 8609 & 8622 are both owned by El Zorro, currently stored at Lithgow
• 8644 is privately owned, stored at Eveleigh.
• 8646 is preserved & displayed at the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum.
• 8649 is owned by El Zorro, currently stored at Werris Creek.
• 8650 is owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum, currently stored at Werris Creek

External links

• http://www.sets.org.au/fleet/index.php?id=8606

John Hurst Railway Pages at www.csse.monash.edu.au:

• http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/trains/nsw/86class/index.xml
• VICSIG - Locomotives - 86 Class Electric (1500V DC)