Above: BJ100 drawing from Browning and Mewes (1978, reprinted 1979), the Jenbach as built. Links to modelling drawings below.
Background: The Bundaberg Jenbach diesel mechanical locomotive was the first Australian-built diesel locomotive for the sugar industry. This selection of photographs and drawings highlights the type of changes a cane locomotive could undergo through 45 years of upgrading and rebuilding.
As a model builder you need to decide which version of a locomotive you wish to model, and then obtain enough drawings and photographs to build a realistic model.
As built:
Bundaberg Jenbach D1 hauling RGR sugar wagons, North Eton, 2 Sept
1969. D1, North Eton Mill, 6wDM (diesel with mechanical transmission)
BJ100, CN 10 of 1953*. John Armstrong photo.
Bundaberg Jenbach D2, North Eton Mill, 2 Sept 1969. D2, North Eton
Mill, 6wDM BJ220, CN 13 of 1954*. John Armstrong photo.
Delivered in a dark green (army green?) livery, these locomotives were bright yellow when first seen by John Browning in 1975.
Alterations:
Bundaberg Jenbach D1 at Eton Sugar Mill. Photo taken mid-1960s to
mid-1970 as built with Gardner Motor. R Gough photo.
North Eton, 4 October 1997. By this time North Eton Mill had closed
and the loco, originally North Eton 'D1',was 6 of Pleystowe Mill but
still lived at North Eton. Note original front end and ComEng cab.
Greg Stephenson photos.
Bundaberg Jenbach D2 at Eton Sugar Mill. Photo taken mid-1960s to
mid-1970s fitted with Gardner motor. R Gough photo.
[As shown in Gough and Webber (1999). Queensland Sugar Cane Railways Album, Yeronga, Qld: authors, p 18 top]
D2, a Bundaberg Jenbach diesel, now owned by ANGRMS, shunts
the yard at North Eton Mill. D J Mewes photo.
Front and rear of a bridge repair train on 8 July 1988, taken east
of North Eton. This is North Eton Mill 'D2', later Marian Mill
"Netherdale" and still later to ANGRMS. Note ComEng cab and rebuilt
engine compartment. Greg Stephenson photos.
Modelling Details: A series of detail photos of Netherdale/D2 taken by Lynn Zelmer in March 2002 at ANGRMS (Durundur Railway, Woodford): 3/4 view from front - left side - right side - back - cab front showing line or original hood - cab front detail - cab detail - hood interior - transmission - air cylinder - step - behind the step - sand box - sander (stick stuck in end of pipe) - coupling - rear detail - rear detail
Modelling the Bundaberg Jenbach Handbook article.
Additional Images: Jenbach in the Image Album.
Drawings: Jim Fainges' collection includes more detailed drawings of the Jenbach: D1 as built (low res), and D2 as preserved (low res / high res) at ANGRMS.
Acknowledgment: *Construction details and line drawing of BJ100 above from Browning and Mewes (1978, reprinted 1979, electronic 2007). Australian Sugar Industry Locomotives 1978, North Quay: ANGRMS. All other illustrations courtesy the photographers/draftsmen.
last updated: 28/07/08.