Morrison-Knudsen Australia

Morrison-Knudsen's Australian operation was based at Whyalla, and in the 1990s it rebuilt 17 CLs and eight ALs for Australian National, along with six DEs for BHP.

Based in Whyalla, SA.

History

  1. 1912

    Harry Morrison and Morris Knudsen began working together.

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  2. 1923

    Incorporated.

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  3. 1972

    Rail systems division set up, later MK Rail.

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  4. 1993

    MK Rail spun off.

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  5. 1996

    Declared bankruptcy and was bought by the Washington Group.

    The article body puts the bankruptcy in 1995.Source

Locomotives by model

Model Class Built at Number Years Notes
AT26C-2M / AT26HC-2MClyde/GM CLP/CLF/3000 ClassWhyalla, SA171993Rebuilt from the CL class as CLF and CLP

References

'Morrison-Knudsen', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)