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Austrains 80 Class Locomotive - Basix

Also available in the ‘Basix’ range is the NSWR 80 class in Original Indian Red / Reverse / Freightrail Blue and Pacific National liveries. Stock of the Pac. Nat. livery is now starting to run low.

The 80 class are selling for $195.00 per unit and are fitted with Kadee type couplers only.

No cosmetic upgrades have been made to the 80 class, or any of the Basix range, except for the fitting of Kadee type knuckle couplers.

80 Class Order Form - Basix Range

Download 80 class Basix order form HERE (160 KB PDF format)

 

80 Class - Prototype Information

The 80 Class Diesel Electric locomotive was introduced by the NSW SRA in 1978. They are a Co-Co bogie arranged locomotive, with 50 members in the class. The 80 class loco produces 2150hp out of the 12 Cylinder AlCo 12-251CE engine.

The 80 Class are a mainline locomotive, used for all sorts of duties while in SRA ownership, generally being used in the area from Broken Hill to Parkes, although they have seen use just about all over the system. They continue to be used all over the country in private ownership, while members of the class have been scrapped or scrapped for spares.