Tulloch Limited was an Australian engineering and railway rolling stock manufacturer, located at

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History

In 1885 Robert Tulloch founded Phoenix Iron Works in Pyrmont. In 1913 the business was incorporated as Tulloch's Phoenix Iron Works and relocated to

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. It primarily built freight wagons for the New South Wales Government Railways but also built single deck electric carriages for the Sydney suburban network from 1926 until the 1957. During

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a number of boats were built for the

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including some 120ft Motor Lighters. In April 1948 the first of four seven-carriage HUB sets was delivered. In the 1950s it commenced building locomotives with 27

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W class diesel hydraulic shunters and 13 Commonwealth Railways NT class diesel locomotives delivered. In 1964 Tulloch delivered the first double-decker trailer cars for use in

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. After the success of the trailers, Tulloch built four experimental double-decker power cars in 1968, each with electrical equipment from four different manufacturers:

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and

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, the latter being selected as the supplier for the S class double decker power cars. These four motor cars were each paired with modified matching trailers from the original fleet of 120, and ran as an 8-car set with the target plate S10, giving NSW the first fully double deck Electric Multiple Unit passenger train in the world. In the 1970s it built 10

New South Wales 1200 class railcar The 1200 class railcar or Tulloch railcar were a type of diesel railcar built by Tulloch Limited for the New South Wales railways department between June 1970 and May 1972. They were built to operate the ''Riverina Express'' before being transf ...

s and 2 Victorian Railways DRC class railcars. In October 1974 Tullochs ceased trading. The Rhodes Corporate Park has been built on the former site. In 1988

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acquired a diesel mechanical locomotive built by Tulloch in 1958 for use as a depot shunter. This small locomotive was believed to have been the first to be built at the Tulloch plant at Rhodes."Skitube" ''

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'' August 1988 pages 296-298

Products

Vehicles manufactured by Tulloch Limited include: *203 Sydney single deck carriages *28 New South Wales HUB carriages *26

Victorian Railways W class (diesel-hydraulic) The W class are a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive ordered and operated by the Victorian Railways of Australia. History In mid 1957, the Victorian Railways called for tenders for a fleet of 25 diesel-hydraulic locomotives rated at . Tullo ...

& 1

New South Wales 71 class locomotive The W class are a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive ordered and operated by the Victorian Railways of Australia. History In mid 1957, the Victorian Railways called for tenders for a fleet of 25 diesel-hydraulic locomotives rated at . Tullo ...

* 2-foot gauge diesel shunting locomotives *15 Western Australian Government Railways T class shunting locomotives *13 Commonwealth Railways NT class *120 Sydney double deck trailers *4 Sydney double deck power cars *10

s & 2 Victorian Railways DRC class railcars *3

South Maitland Railway railcar The South Maitland Railways railcar was a class of diesel railcar built by Tulloch Limited for the South Maitland Railway (SMR) in 1961. Having had all of carriages destroyed by a fire in March 1930, the SMR arranged for services to be operated ...

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{{reflist Engineering companies of Australia Defunct locomotive manufacturers of Australia Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of Australia Australian companies established in 1913 Australian companies disestablished in 1974 Manufacturing companies established in 1913 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1974