Description
This Alco locomotive was introduced to the NSWGR in 1957.
There were 3 different 44 class body variations:
- Mark 1 included locos 4401 to 4460 and had a grill behind the driver’s and assistant’s windows.
- Mark 2 had rear lit number boards and included locos 4461 to 4480
- Mark 3 included locos 4481 to 44100 and differed from Mark 2 behind the driver’s and assistant’s windows
Over the years they appeared in various NSW and privatised liveries including Indian Red, Reverse and Candy