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Victorian Railways T class
T385 and T363 pulling an overhead 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 567
T399–T412: EMD 645
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class94
NumbersT320–T413
Delivered2 August 1955
PreservedT320, T333, T334, T341, T342, T356, T357, T364, T367, T375, T378, T382, T395, T411, T413
Current ownerCFCL Australia
Pacific National
Qube Logistics
SCT Logistics
Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Disposition15 in service, 15 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.

History

Preserved High cab T357 and Flat top T320 in January 2007
Low nose T373 in September 2005

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]

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

The 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]
  • 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 and had its footplates replaced with similar ones to those already on their pre-existing Ts 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

Key: In Service Withdrawn Preserved Under Overhaul Converted Scrapped
Locomotive Entered service Withdrawn Scrapped Livery Current status Name Owner(s) Gauge Notes
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 ARHS, sub-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 8½ 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 8½ 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 ARHS museum, North Williamstown
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 CFCLA Silver and Blue In Service VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2004) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad 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 8½ 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 either Echuca or Torumbarry
T376 Thursday, 9 July 1964 CFCLA Silver and Blue In Service VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2007) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T377 Thursday, 30 July 1964 CFCLA Silver and Blue In Service VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2005) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad 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 PN Blue and Yellow Stored VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ 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 8½ 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 8½ 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 8½ 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) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge Converted from standard gauge to broad gauge in June 2019
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 SCT Red White and Black In Service Mick Smith VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992 as CK2), SCT (2006 as T404) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge Adelaide SCT Shunter
T405 Monday, 3 July 1967 July 1992 V/Line Orange and Grey Rebuilt - CK3 (1992) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????)
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 8½ in) standard gauge
T409 Sunday, 20 October 1968 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 8½ 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) 1956 December 1987 VR Blue and Gold Out of Traffic – Repaint 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.
DE02 / T414 (2nd) November 1956 SCT Red, White and Black In Service Georgia McKinnon 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge Adelaide SCT Shunter

Model Railways

HO scale

Since 2005, various plastic, ready-to-run models of the T Class series of engines have been available.

Flat-top engines

Bendigo Rail Models (BRM), selling through Auscision, released a model of the first series T Class locomotive in 2013. The first release was exclusively locomotives in the VR Blue livery, with variants for the periods 1955–1957, 1957-1970 and 1970–1980, and in both weathered and clean versions. All locomotives were fitted with full-depth valences; these effectively hid components which would later be made visible with the release of the P Class engines. In late 2015, a second run of the engines was produced, this time with mostly cutaway valance types and in many more schemes.

Locomotive T320-T346, 413
Bendigo Rail Models 1st Release[28] T320-327, 331–333, 335, 338, 340, 341, 346, 413 all VR
Bendigo Rail Models 2nd Release[29] T321, 333, 342, 345, 413 VR, also 413 as preserved; 345 GNR, 342 APM Yellow, 334 OzRide, 342 El Zorro, 345 SCT.

High and low-nose engines

Austrains released the first ready-to-run plastic model of the T Class diesel locomotive in late 2005, following the successful release of their X Class range of locomotives. The original price point was $239.00 per engine.[30] The run was announced as just Series 2 and 3 locomotives (orders 3 to 7) in VR Blue, V/Line orange and CK locomotives in AN Green. Later announcements expanded the range to include some engines in Freight Australia green, H Class engines, and in 2007, a run of West Coast Railway locomotives. The latter of these were offered at $120.00 each, partially because of an error at the design stage where the low-nose type livery sketches had accidentally been applied to CK bodies with thin steps.

In May 2007, Auscision released a series of T Class locomotives in CFCLA's blue and silver scheme, and SSR's yellow and black scheme. These were repainted Austrains models, produced at the same factory with the same tooling, but in the Auscision box with a Certificate of Authenticity confirming that each engine was one of the batch of 200 for that identity. At the time it was made clear that those two colour schemes will not be released again by any manufacturer.[31] The engines retailed for $249.00 each.

At some point between 2007 and 2009, Austrains re-ran the T Class model, with new numbers and upgrades including metal handrails.[32] The new run included VR Blue, Freight Australia and Great Northern. It may also have included V/Line Orange units, but with the same numbers as the first run so it is difficult to be certain.

Powerline's variant of the T Class was an entirely new model - the first for the then-new management of the company, with no parts recycled from previous models. A new mechanism was developed in India to make use of the 5 pole skew wound, twin flywheel system, and as has since become standard, the unit was fitted with all-wheel drive and all-wheel electrical pickup. RP-25 110 wheels were made standard. The units were also fitted with DCC decoders and NEM "dunny seat" couplers as standard, although Kadee metal couplers are included in every box. Each unit was also fitted with separately-applied detail parts like handrails, brake hoses and grilles, giving a much higher level of detail than previous models. The first run was to include initial releases of the VR and V/Line liveries on both body types, and high nose West Coast Railway and low nose Freight Australia schemes.[33] An offer was made to customers, that if they paid $50 upfront, they would receive their model(s) for $198.00. As of 2015, the recommended retail price $295.00.[34] The engines were due to be released in 2004, but production line delays caused the announcement to be pushed back to October 2004, and the final release to early 2007.[35] Because of the parallel development and release schedules between Austrains and Powerline, the company adopted the marketing slogan, "DO NOT BUY ANY OTHER T CLASS UNTIL YOU SEE OUR T CLASS". The final product is slightly smaller in all dimensions than the Austrains units, and Powerline has claimed that all dimensions bar some valence and handrail measurements are within 0.5mm.[35] To cover for variants, some engines were released with decals to alter pilot stripes. Valence units were also released separately, to allow purchasers to modify or replace those provided.

A second Powerline production run was hinted at in early 2006 and announced in mid 2007 with new models in new schemes.[36] The second run also included a different electronics system because of reported reliability issues with the DCC chip in the first run. The new chip was marketed as having increased memory capacity. Advanced orders were being accepted from mid-2008, with a down-payment of $75.00 and a total purchase price of $220.00.[37] Delivery took place in October 2009.[38]

SDS Models 1st Release of the retooled Austrains T class due to be released in 2020 with the T2 series new tooling (T347-T356) and T-3, T-4, T-5 and H class in both VR and V/line with others coming later on. with a prepaid price of $245 for DC and $365 for DCC Sound

To date, no models of T347-T356 have been released in ready-to-run plastic, though it is possible to mix/match parts between the BRM model and the High-Nose model to achieve a workable result. Additionally, locomotive T414 ex DE02 has never been released, but may be achievable by mixing BRM and Low-Nose components.

Locomotive T357-T366 T367-T396 T397-T412 H1-H5 CK1-CK5
Auscision[31] T363 SSR T377 CFCLA, T381 SSR, T387 CFCLA
Austrains 1st Release[39][40] T357 VR, T362 V/Line, T363 WCR, T364 V/Line, T365 VR T377 VR, T368 V/Line, T369 WCR, T385 VR, T387 V/Line, T379 FA, T385 WCR, T392 FA*
Austrains 2nd Release[32] T358 VR, T359 VR T375 VR, T374 FA, 377 GNR, T378 FA, 381 GNR T408 VR H2 VR, H4 V/Line, H5 FA CK2 AN, CK5 AN
Powerline 1st Release[41] T357 VR, T359 VR, T363 WCR, T364 V/Line, T366 V/Line T367 VR, T375 V/Line, T388 FA, T393 V/Line, T395 VR T400 FA
Powerline 2nd Release[36] T358 VR, T360 VR T369 WCR, 373 GNR, T385 WCR, T386 V/Line, T387 YPR T403 VR H1 FA, H2 V/Line, H3 VR
Powerline 3rd Release[42] T370 VR, T371 VR, T381 VR, T383 VR
SDS Models 1st Release[43] T358 VR, T360 VR, T365 VR, T357 VR, T361 VR, T362 VR, T366 VR, T359 VR, T362 V/line, T363 V/line T368 VR, T 384 VR, T360 VR, T391 VR, T371 VR, T379 VR, T370 V/line, T396 V/line T403 VR, T410 VR, T411 VR, T405 VR, T 407 VR, T402 V/line, T409 Vline H2 VR, H5 VR CKs in the next run
  • T392 marked on order page as T393, corrected by 3 January 2005.[44]

References

  1. ^ "And now the T’s" Victorian Railways Newsletter October 1954 Page 3
  2. ^ The T-Class Diesel-Electric Locomotives Abbott, RL Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September 1972 pages 169-175
  3. ^ a b c 1st Order (27 locos): T320-T346 & T413 (1 loco) Mark Bau's VR website
  4. ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850 -1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 223–224. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  5. ^ a b 2nd Order (10 locos): T347-T356 Mark Bau's VR website
  6. ^ a b 3rd Order (10 locos): T357-T366 Mark Bau's VR website
  7. ^ a b T367-T398 (32 locos) Mark Bau's VR website
  8. ^ a b (14 locos): T399-T412 Mark Bau's VR website
  9. ^ a b H class diesel locomotives Mark Bau's VR website
  10. ^ P Class Railpage
  11. ^ CK Class Railpage
  12. ^ CK Class Vicsig
  13. ^ T Class Vicsig
  14. ^ "Freight Australia reaches Cowra" Railway Digest August 2000 page 34
  15. ^ T Class (T320-T346, T413) Railpage
  16. ^ T Class (T347-T356) Railpage
  17. ^ T Class (T357-T366) Railpage
  18. ^ T Class (T367-T386) Railpage
  19. ^ T Class (T387-T396) Railpage
  20. ^ T Class (T397-T406) Railpage
  21. ^ T Class (T407-T412) Railpage
  22. ^ H Class (Vic, Diesel-Electric) Railpage
  23. ^ T Class (T414) Railpage
  24. ^ BHP / Onesteel / Arrium Whyalla Diesel Locomotives Minnipa Siding
  25. ^ Railway Digest, October 2008, pp. 49–52
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  29. ^ "T Class Locomotive (Series 1 with cut away valance)".
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  44. ^ "Pre-Order page". 6 December 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004.
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