D34 was a diesel locomotive built by English Electric,

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for Australian Iron & Steel's,

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steelworks in 1969.

History

In 1969, Australian Iron & Steel purchased D34 which was similar to the R class that English Electric were building for the

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. It was the largest locomotive operated by Australian Iron & Steel to haul coal trains from Kemira, Nebo and

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collieries to

. In April 2011, D34 was sold to the

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References

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