Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering was formed in September 1898, when a group of Sydney businessmen bought the Hudson Brothers works at Granville. In 1950 it became the Australian licensee for Electro-Motive (EMD), and from then on it built EMD designs for railways right around the country, which is why so many of our diesels are known simply as Clydes. Over the years it built at Granville, Kelso, Somerton, Rosewater and Eagle Farm, and for a short time at Forrestfield in WA.

Evans Deakin Industries took Clyde over in July 1996, and when Downer bought EDI in 2001 the business carried on as part of Downer.

Based in Granville, NSW, and later Kelso, Somerton, Rosewater, Eagle Farm and Forrestfield.

Became part of

History

  1. September 1898

    Founded when a syndicate of Sydney businessmen bought the Hudson Brothers works at Granville.

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  2. 1950

    Appointed the Australian licensee for Electro-Motive Diesel.

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  3. 1973

    Granville works closed.

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  4. 1974

    Rosewater works opened in South Australia; it closed in April 1986.

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  5. 1995

    Eagle Farm works closed.

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  6. July 1996

    Taken over by Evans Deakin Industries. See Downer (EDI Rail).

    The article infobox gives 15 July 1996.Source

Locomotives by model

Model Class Built at Number Years Notes
G12Clyde/GM 1400 ClassGranville, NSW131955
GL8CClyde/GM 1700 ClassRocklea, with Comeng121963
G12CClyde/GM 1460 Class421964
A16CClyde/GM GM/3401 ClassGranville, NSW11964
AJ16CClyde/GM 421 ClassGranville, NSW101965-66Built for the NSW Department of Railways
GL18CClyde/GM 1720 ClassRocklea, with Comeng561966
Clyde/GM WRE Class2Ex-QR 1720 class
G22CClyde/GM 1502 Class291967
GT26CClyde/GM L/3100 ClassGranville, NSWL251-L273, R1.001-R1.0021967
J26CClyde/GM 422 ClassGranville, NSW201969
GL26CClyde/GM 2100 Class241970
AT26CClyde/GM CLP/CLF/3000 ClassGranville, NSW171970-72Built as the CL class
GL22CClyde/GM 1550 ClassRocklea, with Comeng271972
GL26-ACClyde/GM 2141 Class81973
Clyde/GM 2130 Class111974
GL22C-2Clyde/GM 2400 ClassRocklea, with Comeng241977
Clyde/GM 2450 ClassRocklea, with Comeng181979
Clyde/GM 2470 ClassRocklea, with Comeng381980
GL26C-2Clyde/GM 2150 Class141978
Clyde/GM 2170 ClassRocklea, with Comeng451982
Clyde/GM WRB Class7Ex-QR 2170 class
Clyde/GM WRC Class3Ex-QR 2170 class
JT26C-2SSClyde/GM 81 ClassKelso, NSW841982
Clyde/GM BL ClassRosewater, SA101983
Clyde/GM G ClassRosewater, SA and Somerton, Vic21984-88G516 and G534, built for V/Line
JAE29-BWalkers/ABB 3500/3600 ClassMaryborough, with Walkers Limited501986
AT42CClyde/GM DL ClassKelso, NSW151988
JAE39-3BWalkers/ABB 3900 ClassMaryborough, with Walkers Limited301988
JT46CClyde/GM AN ClassSomerton, Vic111992
JAE30-3BClyde/Hitachi 3300/3400 ClassKelso, NSW and Somerton, Vic221994
GT46CClyde/GM Q/4000 ClassForrestfield, WA191997
G26CClyde/GM X ClassRosewater, SA2Built for V/Line

Steam locomotives

Counted from the class rosters, so only engines that ran in Queensland are included.

Class Number Years
Australian Standard Garratt81943–1944
C17 Class201948–1950

References

'Clyde Engineering', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)