The T class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1955 and 1968.
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History
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In July 1954, the Victorian Railways placed an order with Clyde Engineering for 25 (later extended to 27) diesel electric Electro-Motive Diesel G8 locomotives to partially dieselise country branch lines.[1][2][3][4]
In June 1959, the first of an additional ten entered service. Although mechanically similar to the first batch, they differed by having a cab raised above the hood line.[5] A further ten entered service from December 1961.[6]
In September 1965, the first of an order for 32 was delivered. These differed by having a lower nose.[7] A final order for 19 was delivered from April 1967.[8] The last five were built with an extra 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) of ballast weight for improved adhesion and low speed controls for use as shunting locomotives in Melbourne. These were reclassified as the H class shortly after being delivered.[9]
In July 1969, an additional flat top unit was purchased second hand from Australian Portland Cement who had ordered it for use at its narrow gauge Fyansford Cement Works Railway, Geelong in 1956. Although outwardly similar to the original T class units, it was fitted with dynamic brakes, and became a regular on the steeply graded Cudgewa line.[3]
Although ordered as branch line locomotives, as branch lines began to close, they were often used on main line services.
In 1984/85, Martin & King, Somerton rebuilt 13 flat tops as P class locomotives. This involved a new cab and carbody, replacing the EMD 8-567C engine with an EMD 8-645E, replacement of the main generator and traction motors, and provision of a separate head end power generator.[10]
Many were withdrawn in the late 1980s with the arrival of the G class locomotives. In October 1992, six low nose locomotives were sold to Australian National with five entering service as the CK class as shunters and bankers in Adelaide. All were included in the sale of Australian National to Australian Southern Railroad in November 1997. One was resold to SCT Logistics with the remaining four operating on the narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula Railway as at January 2014.[11][12]
In 1987, T343, T322, T323 and T324 were sold to Bob White Electrix in Geelong for use as stationary generator units, providing electrical power for testing high voltage electric motors and generators, bound for submarines. The estimated cost by the State Electricity Commission (SEC) of Victoria to install electrical transformers and a connection to the state electricity grid was exponentially higher than the rumoured purchase price from V/line of $2500 per locomotive. The locomotives had their bogies removed and were placed on concrete blocks, side-by-side, at the Bob White Electrix facility at North Shore. These units are still located at this facility and still appear to be in use as of 2023.
Others were sold to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia, El Zorro, Great Northern Rail Services, SCT Logistics, Southern Shorthaul Railroad, and West Coast Railway. A number of the T class have been preserved.[13]
Those remaining with V/Line Freight were included in the sale to Freight Australia and in 2000, some stored examples were reactivated and fitted with standard gauge bogies to haul grain services in southern New South Wales.[14] These passed with the Freight Australia business to Pacific National in August 2004.
Subtypes
editThe class can be divided into three main styles by appearance:
- Flat tops: T320-T346 (first order). Based on Electro-Motive Diesel G8 locomotive design, this order had a low cab and roof.[3][15]
- High cabs: T347-T356 and T357-T366 (second and third orders). They differed from the flat tops by having a high cab but were mechanically similar. The 3rd order had an altered radiator design.[5][6][16][17]
- Low nose: T367-T386, T387-T396, T397-T406 and T407 to T417 (fourth to seventh orders). The fourth order introduced a new low nose that provided greater driver visibility, and a more modern generator. The sixth order introduced the newer EMD 645E engine, replacing the older EMD 567 used before.[7][8][18][19][20][21]
- The H class diesel electric locomotive were part of the seventh T class order (numbered T413-T417 at delivery) but renumbered shortly after delivery.[9][22]
- T360, built as a third-generation unit, was wrecked in an accident and sent back to Clyde for rebuilding, emerging with a low nose. This is due to the fourth series being well into manufacturing when the accident happened.
- T413: Built in 1956 for the narrow gauge Fyansford Cement Works Railway, Geelong as D1, without marker lights and with stock EMD footplates. In 1969, it was sold to Victorian Railways, renumbered T413, converted to broad gauge and had its stock EMD footplates replaced with the standard VR ones and marker lights added.
- T414: Built in November 1956 as DE02 for BHP, was used at their Iron Knob and Whyalla Steelworks. Was not included in Morrison-Knudsen rebuild program like the rest of the class. In 2006 it was sold to SCT Logistics and rebuilt with a cab similar to those on the fourth and fifth generation Ts (controls laid out for long-end leading), and renumbered T414.[23][24][25]
Status table
edit| Key: | In Service | Withdrawn | Preserved | Converted | Scrapped |
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| Locomotive | Entered service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Livery | Current status | Name | Owner(s) | Gauge | Notes |
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| T320 (1st order) | Tuesday, 2 August 1955 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (1996) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Allocated to SRHC | ||
| T321 | Monday, 22 August 1955 | May 1986 | February 1990 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T322 | Monday, 12 September 1955 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Sold | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Sold as stationary generator | ||
| T323 | Monday, 26 September 1955 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Sold | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Sold as stationary generator | ||
| T324 | Monday, 28 November 1955 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Sold | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Sold as stationary generator | ||
| T325 | Monday, 19 December 1955 | May 1986 | May 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T326 | Monday, 28 May 1956 | May 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt as P23 (1984-1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T327 | Monday, 28 May 1956 | December 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt as P17 (1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T328 | Monday, 18 June 1956 | September 1985 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P22 (1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T329 | Monday, 18 June 1956 | June 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P12 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T330 | Monday, 2 July 1956 | August 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P14 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T331 | Monday, 2 July 1956 | March 1985 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P19 (1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T332 | Sunday, 22 July 1956 | November 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P16 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T333 | Sunday, 22 July 1956 | July 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Victorian Goldfields Railway (2007) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T334 | Sunday, 19 August 1956 | December 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Mornington Railway Preservation Society (2003) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Was Ozride pink locomotive | ||
| T335 | Sunday, 19 August 1956 | May 1989 | 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T336 | Wednesday, 9 May 1956 | May 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P11 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T337 | Sunday, 23 September 1956 | May 1985 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P20 (1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T338 | Sunday, 23 September 1956 | June 1985 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P21 (1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T339 | Sunday, 7 October 1956 | February 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P18 (1984-1985) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T340 | Tuesday, 30 October 1956 | July 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P13 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T341 | Sunday, 4 November 1956 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Out of Traffic - Overhaul | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T342 | Sunday, 11 November 1956 | September 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Under restoration | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), APM Maryvale (????), GSRS t/as Victorian Railways (1994 to current day) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T343 | Sunday, 9 December 1956 | May 1986 | VR Blue and Gold | Sold | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Sold as stationary generator | ||
| T344 | Sunday, 9 December 1956 | October 1984 | VR Blue and Gold | Rebuilt - P15 (1984) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T345 | Sunday, 23 December 1956 | SCT Red, White and Black | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail (1994), SCT (2004) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | Laverton SCT Shunter | |||
| T346 | Sunday, 23 December 1956 | May 1986 | May 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T347 (2nd order) | Monday, 22 June 1959 | March 1988 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T348 | Wednesday, 15 July 1959 | June 1988 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Engine upgraded to EMD 8-645E, mid-1980s | |
| T349 | Monday, 3 August 1959 | August 1988 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T350 | Monday, 24 August 1959 | May 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T351 | Monday, 14 September 1959 | September 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T352 | Tuesday, 29 September 1959 | June 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T353 | Monday, 19 October 1959 | May 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T354 | Monday, 9 November 1959 | October 1988 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T355 | Monday, 30 November 1959 | June 1988 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T356 | Monday, 14 December 1959 | December 1988 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2001) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Allocated to Steamrail Victoria | ||
| T357 (3rd order) | Thursday, 14 December 1961 | December 1988 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2003) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | Allocated to Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) | ||
| T358 | Friday, 22 December 1961 | March 1989 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T359 | Thursday, 8 February 1962 | March 1989 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T360 | Friday, 23 February 1962 | November 1989 | 1993[26][better source needed] | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Rebuilt with low-nose cab following incident at Portland | |
| T361 | Thursday, 8 March 1962 | March 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T362 | Monday, 19 March 1962 | August 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T363 | Monday, 2 April 1962 | SSR Yellow and Black | In service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (2000), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T364 | Tuesday, 24 April 1962 | June 1989 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2001) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Allocated to Steamrail Victoria | ||
| T365 | Monday, 7 May 1962 | November 1988 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T366 | Monday, 21 May 1962 | May 1988 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T367 (4th order) | Monday, 10 February 1964 | September 1989 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Preserved - Static | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (1994) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Allocated to Newport Railway Museum | ||
| T368 | Wednesday, 26 February 1964 | July 1992 | Unknown | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T369 | Thursday, 12 March 1964 | Watco Black & Yellow | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2004), Watco Australia (2021) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T370 | Wednesday, 25 March 1964 | Unknown | Unknown | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T371 | Monday, 13 April 1964 | PN Blue and Yellow | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T372 | Thursday, 14 May 1964 | September 1989 | Unknown | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T373 | Thursday, 28 May 1964 | CFCLA Silver and Blue | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2007) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T374 | Tuesday, 9 June 1964 | January 2015 | 2015 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Scrapped at North Geelong | |
| T375 | Wednesday, 24 June 1964 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Preserved - Static | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Privately Owned (1992) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Displayed at private residence in Torrumbarry | ||
| T376 | Thursday, 9 July 1964 | Watco Black & Yellow | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2007) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T377 | Thursday, 30 July 1964 | Watco Black & Yellow | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2005) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T378 | Tuesday, 11 August 1964 | June 1990 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (2007) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Engine upgraded to EMD 8-645E, mid-1980s | ||
| T379 | Tuesday, 25 August 1964 | December 2021 | PN Blue and Yellow | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||
| T380 | Wednesday, 9 September 1964 | November 1990 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T381 | Wednesday, 23 September 1964 | SSR Yellow and Black | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T382 | Saturday, 3 October 1964 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved-operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (????), Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (????) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T383 | Thursday, 15 October 1964 | Cootes Green and Yellow | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (????), Rail Technical Services (2004), Greentrains Pty Ltd (2009) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T384 | Thursday, 29 October 1964 | July 1992 | Unknown | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T385 | Saturday, 14 November 1964 | SSR Yellow and Black | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (2000), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2014) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T386 | Thursday, 26 November 1964 | SSR Yellow and Black | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), El Zorro (2005), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2014) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Officially scrapped 1996, parts sold to Ray Evans, rebuilt for El Zorro | |||
| T387 (5th order) | Saturday, 4 September 1965 | CFCLA Silver and Blue | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Yorke Peninsula Railway (1995), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2003), 707 Operations (2019) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | Ex Yorke Peninsula Tourist Railway. Sold to 707 Operations for future standard gauge tours. | |||
| T388 | Saturday, 25 September 1965 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage (2015) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T389 | Saturday, 9 October 1965 | August 1989 | Unknown | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T390 | Tuesday, 26 October 1965 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T391 | Friday, 5 November 1965 | September 1989 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T392 | Tuesday, 16 November 1965 | PN Blue and Yellow | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), 707 Operations (2019) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Converted from standard gauge to broad gauge in June 2019, currently leased to 707 Operations. | |||
| T393 | Thursday, 25 November 1965 | June 1992 | July 1996 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T394 | Saturday, 4 December 1965 | June 1989 | July 1996 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T395 | Tuesday, 14 December 1965 | February 1992 | Steamrail Victoria | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Steamrail Victoria (2004) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Has full length hand rails | |||
| T396 | Thursday, 23 December 1965 | January 2015 | 2015 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Scrapped at North Geelong | |
| T397 (6th order) | Saturday, 3 December 1966 | June 1992 | Unknown | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T398 | Thursday, 15 December 1966 | June 1989 | March 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T399 | Saturday, 1 April 1967 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T400 | Thursday, 13 April 1967 | 2019 | June 2019 | PN Blue and Yellow | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Scrapped at South Dynon in June 2019. | |
| T401 | Friday, 28 April 1967 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Rebuilt - CK1 (1992) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T402 | Saturday, 20 May 1967 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Stored | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||||
| T403 | Friday, 2 June 1967 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Sold - 1992 | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | Sold to AN for spare parts for CK class locos rebuilds. | ||
| T404 | Thursday, 22 June 1967 | Watco Australia | In Service | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992 as CK2), SCT (2006 as T404), Watco 2022-Current | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T405 | Monday, 3 July 1967 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Rebuilt - CK3 (1992) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T406 | Thursday, 13 July 1967 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Rebuilt - CK4 (1992) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T407 (7th order) | Wednesday, 27 September 1967 | July 1992 | V/Line Orange and grey | Rebuilt - CK5 (1992) | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T408 | Friday, 11 October 1968 | Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos | Stored | Pacific National - Rural and Bulk | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T409 | Sunday, 20 October 1968 | Grey & Green Regional Connect | Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Ettamogah Rail Hub (2023), | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| T410 | Sunday, 3 November 1968 | July 1992 | July 1996 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| T411 | Friday, 15 November 1968 | July 1992 | VR Blue and Gold | Preserved - Operational | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Mornington Railway Preservation Society (1993[27]) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | |||
| T412 | Monday, 25 November 1968 | September 1989 | March 1992 | V/Line Orange and Grey | Scrapped | VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | ||
| D1 / T413 (2nd) | 1955 | December 1987 | VR Blue and Gold | Under Overhaul. | Steve Gibson | Australian Portland Cement (1956), VR (1969), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), T413 Preservation group/Plan R/707 operations inc (1987) | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge | The first heritage diesel in Victoria to be fitted with ICE radio. Only T class with Dynamic Braking. | |
| DE02 / T414 (2nd) | November 1956 | SCT Red, White and Black | In Service | Georgia McKinnon | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | Adelaide SCT Shunter |
References
edit- ^ "And now the T’s" Victorian Railways Newsletter October 1954 Page 3
- ^ The T-Class Diesel-Electric Locomotives Abbott, RL Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September 1972 pages 169-175
- ^ a b c 1st Order (27 locos): T320-T346 & T413 (1 loco) Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850 -1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 223–224. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
- ^ a b 2nd Order (10 locos): T347-T356 Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ a b 3rd Order (10 locos): T357-T366 Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ a b T367-T398 (32 locos) Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ a b (14 locos): T399-T412 Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ a b H class diesel locomotives Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Mark Bau's VR website
- ^ P Class Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ CK Class Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ CK Class Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
- ^ T Class Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
- ^ "Freight Australia reaches Cowra" Railway Digest August 2000 page 34
- ^ T Class (T320-T346, T413) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T347-T356) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T357-T366) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T367-T386) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T387-T396) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T397-T406) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T407-T412) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ H Class (Vic, Diesel-Electric) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ T Class (T414) Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Railpage
- ^ BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Minnipa Siding
- ^ Railway Digest, October 2008, pp. 49–52
- ^ "Victorian Railways H,T and V/line P Class Locomotives". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.