Technical Details
Few variations were made to the S class to during their early lives, with early deliveries lacking a side window at the hostlers end, this being added to later delivered and cut in to the early locomotives. The valances over the fuel tanks were also removed once in service. S301 received a yellow roof for a short period, and the bogies used were interchangeable with the X class diesels, occasionally resulting in mismatched sets under a single locomotive. By the 1980s modifications included additional marker lights, the welding shut of nose doors, and the addition of a five chime horn.
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Cab of preserved locomotive S303
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Hostlers end cab of S303
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Front end of engine room, air compressor and main generator in foreground
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Engine room rear, looking at the prime mover
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