Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering
Company type	Private
Industry	Locomotive manufacturing, industrial goods
Predecessor	Hudson Brothers (Granville facility)
Founded	September 1898; 128 years ago
Founder	Group of Sydney entrepreneurs
Fate	Acquired by Evans Deakin Industries in July 1996; later merged into Downer EDi in March 2001
Successor	Downer EDi
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Area served	Australia, New Zealand
Products	Locomotives, rolling stock, industrial goods, munitions, electronics, machine tools, aluminum products, earthmoving machinery, hydraulic pumps, boilers, power generation equipment, automotive batteries, cranes, vehicle distribution services
Number of employees	2200 (1923)

Clyde Engineering was an Australian company specializing in the production of locomotives, rolling stock, and various industrial goods.

Established in September 1898 by a group of Sydney entrepreneurs who purchased the Granville facility formerly owned by timber merchants Hudson Brothers, the firm initially secured contracts for manufacturing railway rolling stock, sewerage infrastructure, trams, and farming equipment. The company's inaugural steam locomotive order for the New South Wales Government Railways was fulfilled in 1907. By 1923, its workforce had grown to 2,200 employees. Following a decline during the Great Depression, Clyde Engineering emerged as a key supplier of munitions throughout World War II.

In 1950, after obtaining the Australian license for Electro-Motive Diesel products, Clyde Engineering secured its first diesel locomotive contract from Commonwealth Railways. Aside from locomotives and rolling stock, the company expanded its product range to include telephone and industrial electronics, machine tools, aluminum goods, earthmoving and road machinery, hydraulic pumps, finishing and filtration systems for products, boilers, power generation equipment, automotive batteries, hoisting devices, cranes, tracks for doors and curtains, as well as vehicle distribution services.

The company was acquired by Evans Deakin Industries in July 1996. Later in March 2001, Evans Deakin itself was absorbed by Downer Group, leading to the creation of Downer EDi.

Products

Clyde Engineering manufactured several classes of locomotives including:

Commonwealth Railways

4 units of the G class produced at Granville
10 units of the L class built at Granville
8 units of the K class

New South Wales

10 C30T class locomotives rebuilt from C30 class at Granville
45 C32 class locomotives constructed at Granville
65 C36 class locomotives manufactured at Granville
5 C38 class locomotives assembled at Granville
30 D50 class locomotives produced at Granville
160 D53 class locomotives built at Granville
120 D55 class locomotives made at Granville
25 D57 class locomotives fabricated at Granville

South Australia

10 units of the 740 class created at Granville

Tasmania

20 Q class locomotives built at Granville
1 P class locomotive produced at Granville

Commonwealth Railways / Australian National

47 GM class locomotives constructed at Granville
17 CL class units built at Granville
6 NJ class locomotives made at Granville
8 AL class units assembled at Rosewater
10 BL class locomotives produced at Rosewater
15 DL class units constructed at Kelso
11 AN class locomotives built at Somerton

New South Wales

6 units of the 42 class manufactured at Granville
10 units of the 421 class produced at Granville
20 units of the 422 class assembled at Granville
18 units of the 49 class built at Granville
84 units of the 81 class constructed at Kelso
58 units of the 82 class manufactured at Braemar

Victoria

26 B class units based in Granville
18 S class locomotives stationed at Granville
94 T class engines located in Granville
75 Y class locomotives housed at Granville
24 X class units operating from Granville and Rosewater
10 C class locomotives assigned to Rosewater
33 G class engines distributed between Rosewater and Somerton
11 A class locomotives, rebuilt from B class, based at Rosewater
13 P class units, reconstructed from T class, stationed at Somerton
25 N class locomotives operating out of Somerton
5 H class, modified T class variants, located in Granville

Queensland

13 1400 class locomotives at Granville
10 1450 class units based in Granville
42 1460 class engines stationed at Granville
29 1502 class locomotives located in Granville
27 1550 class units assigned to Eagle Farm
12 1700 class engines at Eagle Farm
56 1720 class locomotives housed at Eagle Farm
27 2100 class units stationed at Eagle Farm
11 2130 class engines based in Eagle Farm
8 2141 class locomotives assigned to Eagle Farm
14 2150 class units operating from Eagle Farm
45 2170 class engines located at Eagle Farm
24 2400 class locomotives housed in Eagle Farm
18 2450 class units stationed at Eagle Farm
38 2470 class engines based in Eagle Farm

Western Australia

25 A class locomotives located in Granville
5 J class units stationed at Granville
27 L class engines distributed between Granville and Eagle Farm
13 DB class locomotives based at Rosewater
19 Q class units housed in Forrestfield
11 S class engines located at Forrestfield

Mining

9 BHP Whyalla DE class locomotives assigned to Granville
5 Hamersley Iron EMD SD50 class units stationed at Rosewater
1 Goldsworthy Mining Company GML10 engine located in Kelso

New Zealand

The Phase II variant of the D^A locomotive series, numbers 1430–1439, featuring an extended frame for a larger fuel capacity.
The DBR series, rebuilt from the Canadian D^B locomotives during the years 1980 to 1982.
The D^C series, reconstructed from Canadian Phase III D^A models between 1978 and 1981.

Queensland

A total of 22 units of the Queensland Railways' combined 3300/3400 classes operating from Kelso and Somerton

South Australia

Fifty units of the 3000 series railcars based in Somerton

New South Wales

Two hundred and five suburban single-deck carriages classified as the New South Wales Standard suburban stock

New South Wales

10 C-Class units built at Granville (1899–1900)
D-Class trams produced in Granville during the 1890s
70 E-Class trams constructed at Granville (1902–1903)
260 F-Class vehicles manufactured in Granville (1899–1902)
195 R-Class trams assembled at Granville (1933–1935)
55 R1-Class units completed in Granville (1935)

Additional Non-Rail Products

Lead-acid batteries and lawn mowers during the 1930s
Maintenance services for aircraft and naval vessels
Equipment for mining operations alongside automotive components
Construction of bulldozers, bus bodies, and cranes
Fabrication of structural steel, including trusses for Peats Ferry Bridge
Operation of air cargo transport and manufacturing of lorries
Production of filtration systems such as fume cupboards, dust collectors, and air filters
Manufacturing roller doors and various materials handling machinery
Development of paint application lines for automobile assembly

Manufacturing Sites

Granville facility ceased operations in 1973
Kelso plant initiated in early 1970s, closed prior to 2014
Somerton manufacturing location
Eagle Farm site closed in 1995
Rosewater opened in 1974 and shut down in April 1986
Forrestfield established in 1997 for assembling Westrail Q and S locomotives; closed by 1998

Non-Rail Operations

Woodville North - Clyde Apac Industries specialized in air filtration systems, Lemcol material handling solutions, and Selson air jacks
Revesby - Production of B&D roller door systems
Port Kembla - Clyde Carruthers operations

In response to manufacturing capacity limitations during the 1990s, Clyde leased the Australian National Industries facility at Braemar to complete its contract for FreightCorp 82 class locomotives.