Thread: Alco 48 class loco pics

Nice pics 3-Gees, I worked on them all over NSW and the 48 class was the greatest workhorse the NSWGR ever had and most of the later models are still running, 40 years after they entered service.

is there a ink to this stuff anywhere? my Dad would be into it, he used to be a railway man regards Andy

They sure are !,they look so small when next to newer locos like 80&81 class and even 45's but they just keep on keeping on and you gotta' love the sound when you notch them up a bit!!!.I was privillaged to get a cab ride in this consist from Coota' to Junee,was great and got it on video!!,just have to edit it to put on u-tube.You must have some good stories from those years!!.
Andy,there's heaps of sites on these and any train stuff,a good aussie one is Railpage Australia,but there are heaps,for photos,Railpictures.net or Railvideos.net are good if like me,your into USA railroads,just google it baby!!!
Cheers Gregg

Dad was an engineer with AE Goodwin at St Marys building the 44 Class back in the late Fifties - hence the name Goodwin-Alco (they were the US Alco company design).

He then went to Clyde to work on the 48 Class.

Nice!!!and one of my favourite looking Aussie locos,the 44's are another legendary loco thats being used in service today!!,it's up there with the famous Alco PA1 of the Santa Fe era,the loco it was modeled on,I think?

Hi 3-Gees, the 930 class in South Australia is modelled on the Alco PA1, the 44 class is actually a variant of the Alco FA1 and there were very similar locos in Spain and Greece, and South Australia.

I do agree with you that the Alco PA1s and PB1s in Santa Fe’s War Bonnet colour scheme is the best looking diesel loco on earth.

The GG1 is my favourite loco of locos.

Absolutely Drivesafe,every time I see a photo of one I get all nostalgic and wish i was 30 years older!!!Those days of r-roading are over but at least I'm in the industry now,even though it's nowhere the "family" it was in the past!.Regarding the GG1's,can't say I'm a big electric loco fan but must agree they are a beast,have you seen the crash on the Pensy rr station(can;t remember which one?),the loco crashed into the station with failed breaks(dead end platforms),then fell through twwo floors to subway below!!.No-one was killed and they pulled it out,rebuilt it and it served the Pensy' until it was retired over a decade later,now thats a tough locomotive!!!,there's one on display in the Pensy RR museum...........???I have to get to the States

G'day All, great pix, thanks for sharing, and be sure to let us know when you have uploaded to youtube, cheers Dennis