A. E. Goodwin

A.E. Goodwin was an Australian heavy engineering firm, which produced railway locomotives and rolling stock, as well as roadmaking machinery at its factory in Auburn, [New South Wales|Auburn].

History

Founded in December 1935 by Arthur Elliott Goodwin, the company was originally based in Lidcombe. In 1946 it relocated to St Marys and in the late 1960s to Auburn. In the mid 1950s it became the Australian licence holder for American Locomotive Company products, building over 400 diesel locomotives between December 1955 and November 1972. In 1961 the company was taken over by household appliance manufacturer AG Healing.
A.E. Goodwin collapsed in November 1972. It was purchased from its administrator by Comeng, who completed the outstanding locomotives on order, six New [South Wales 442 class locomotive|442 class] for the Public Transport Commission, one M636 for Hammersley & [Robe River railway|Hammersley Iron] and four M636s for Mount Newman Mining at the Auburn factory before closing it.

Diesel locomotives manufactured included:

++ 27 built in total by A.E. Goodwin and Comeng, split unknown