Builders

Locomotive Builders

The locomotives of the Australian sugar cane industry have been sourced from a wide variety of manufacturers, ranging from 19th-century British steam engineers to modern Australian heavy industry. Below is an index of the major builders.

Australian Builders

The post-war dieselisation of the cane railways was largely driven by Australian engineering firms.

• Commonwealth Engineering (Com-Eng) - Known for the A, F, and N series diesel hydraulics.
• Clyde Engineering - Famous for the DHI-71 and HG-3R models.
• E.M. Baldwin - Specialised in custom bogie locomotives and rebuilding.
• Walkers Limited - Maryborough-based builder of the prolific B-B DH series.
• Bundaberg Foundry - Local manufacturer of steam locos and the Jenbach diesel licence.
• Perry Engineering - South Australian builder of robust steam locomotives.
• Malcolm Moore - Supplier of surplus WWII era small internal combustion units.

British Builders

British firms dominated the steam era and supplied many early internal combustion units.

• John Fowler & Co. - The most prolific supplier of steam power to the industry.
• Hudswell Clarke - Preferred supplier for CSR mills (Victoria, Macknade, Hambledon).
• Baguley / Baguley-Drewry - Suppliers of smaller diesel-mechanical shunters.
• Ruston & Hornsby - Builders of the DL and LWS series diesels.
• Motor Rail (Simplex) - Builders of light 4-wheel tractors.
• Hunslet - Leeds-based builder of steam and diesel units.

Other International Builders

• Eimco - US/International firm that supplied locomotives to Marian in the 1990s.
• Jenbacher Werke - Austrian firm whose designs were built under licence by Bundaberg Foundry.
• Plasser - Suppliers of track maintenance machinery and some locomotive conversions.