Victorian Railways T class

Victorian Railways T class
T385 and T363 pulling an overhead and track geometry inspection carriage passing Laburnum Station
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering
Granville
ModelEMD G8
Build date1955–1968
Total produced94
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)–1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverT320–T398, T413: EMD 8-567C
T399–T412: EMD 8-645E
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class94
NumbersT320–T413
Delivered2 August 1955
First run1955
Last run1968
PreservedT320, T333, T334, T341, T342, T356, T357, T364, T367, T375, T378, T382, T392, T395, T411, T413
Current ownerPacific National
SCT Logistics
Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Watco Australia
VicTrack Heritage
Various Heritage Groups
Disposition15 in service, 16 preserved, 5 rebuilt as H class 13 rebuilt as P class, 4 rebuilt as CK class, 36 scrapped, 5 sold, and 7 stored

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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