Victorian Railways Y class (diesel)

Victorian Railways Y class
Y129 in current PTV / V/Line livery at Southern Cross station
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Granville
ModelEMD G6B
Build date1963–1968
Total produced75
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Loco weight65 t
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 6-567C (first 50)
EMD 6-645 (last 25)
Engine typeV6 2-stroke
AspirationNaturally aspirated
GeneratorEMD D25E
Traction motorsGeneral Electric 237
Performance figures
Maximum speed65 km/h (40 mph);
Y175 upgraded to 95 km/h (59 mph)
Power output480 kW (640 hp)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class75
NumbersY101–Y175
First run1963
Current ownerPacific National
V/Line
Newport Railway Museum
Ettamogah Rail Hub
Steamrail Victoria
707 Operations
Disposition11 in service, 14 preserved, 6 stored, 44 scrapped

The Y class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1963 and 1968.

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