Tulloch Limited
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Tulloch Limited was a major Australia
n engineering and railway rolling stock manufacturer, located at Rhodes, New South Wales
. It was founded by Robert Tulloch and began in 1913 as Tulloch's Phoenix Iron Works, which had been working at the Phoneix Iron Works, Pyrmont
. During the Second World War, Tulloch's produced a number of ships for the war effort. In 1964, Tulloch Limited built the first double-decker trailer cars
for use in Sydney
. They ran with single deck electric motor cars. After the success of the trailers, Tulloch made eight experiment double decker multiple units in 1968. These were the first fully double deck Electric Multiple Unit passenger trains in the world. Tullochs Limited closed in 1974.
The Rhodes Corporate Park has been built on the former site.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n engineering and railway rolling stock manufacturer, located at Rhodes, New South Wales
Rhodes, New South Wales
Rhodes is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rhodes is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
. It was founded by Robert Tulloch and began in 1913 as Tulloch's Phoenix Iron Works, which had been working at the Phoneix Iron Works, Pyrmont
Pyrmont, New South Wales
Pyrmont is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
. During the Second World War, Tulloch's produced a number of ships for the war effort. In 1964, Tulloch Limited built the first double-decker trailer cars
Rail rollingstock in New South Wales
The railways of New South Wales, Australia, use a large variety of passenger and freight rollingstock.- Suburban Passenger Rollingstock :From the opening of the first railway line in Sydney in 1855, suburban steam hauled trains operated suburban services. By 1890, suburban steam hauled trains ran...
for use in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. They ran with single deck electric motor cars. After the success of the trailers, Tulloch made eight experiment double decker multiple units in 1968. These were the first fully double deck Electric Multiple Unit passenger trains in the world. Tullochs Limited closed in 1974.
The Rhodes Corporate Park has been built on the former site.
Products
Vehicles manufactured by Tulloch Limited include:- New South Wales 71 class locomotiveNew South Wales 71 class locomotiveThe 71 class is a class of diesel locomotive operated by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.- History :Having just completed the construction of 25 broad gauge 650 hp diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives for the Victorian Railways , Tulloch Limited, with a view to receiving...
- Commonweatlh Railways NT classCommonweatlh Railways NT classThe NT class was the second Commonwealth Railways diesel locomotive built for service on the Central and North Australia Railways. They were one of two classes of locomotive to use Sulzer traction in Australia-History:...
- DRC railcarDRC railcarThe DRC was a class of railmotor operated by the Victorian Railways on the country rail network Victoria, Australia. The cars were built by Tulloch Limited in New South Wales and featured stainless steel construction, air-conditioning, and a diesel hydraulic transmission.-History:The first...
- Tulloch double deck trailers