EMD-powered CLF5 originally entered services with the Commonwealth Railways of Australia in July 1971 and was built by Clyde Engineering in New South Wales .
Ownership transferred to Australian National Railways in 1978 and it was rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen Australia at Whyalla in 1993, re-entering service as CLF5.
Upon privatisation of AN in 1997, ownership passed to Australia Southern Railroad (a GWI subsidiary) which eventually morphed into Genesee & Wyoming Australia.
CLF5 is one of six CL rebuilds still on GWA's books although is currently stored - four of the six are currently active. (Image taken with permission.)
CLF5 @ Dry Creek - May 2018 by
Bingley Hall, on Flickr
