The Full Wiki



More info on Victorian Railways W class (diesel-hydraulic)

Victorian Railways W class (diesel-hydraulic): Wikis

Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles.

Encyclopedia

Updated live from Wikipedia, last check: May 25, 2013 07:42 UTC (47 seconds ago)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Victorian Railways W class
El Zorro locomotives W241 and W244 on works trains in Melbourne
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Builder Clyde-Engineering, Rosewater
Gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length 9.34 m
Weight 49 t
Engine type DETROIT DIESEL 12V-149
Top speed 32 km/h
Power output 360 kW
Number in class 27
First run 1959

The W class are a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive ordered and operated by the Victorian Railways of Australia. In 2006 locomotive W241 was used to haul the 4D train to the scrapyard,[1] with W241 and W244 also operated in revenue service by El Zorro on works trains.[2]

Locomotives

Locomotive Named Entered service Owner Status
W241 Peter Steward December, 1959 T413 Preservation Group Preserved - Operational
W242 January, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W243 February, 1960 ARHS - Victoria Preserved - Static
W244 3 March, 1960 T413 Preservation group Preserved - Operational
W245 3 March, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W246 4 April, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W247 5 May, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W248 5 May, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W249 5 May, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W250 6 June, 1960 Yarra Valley Tourist Railway Preserved - Operational
W251 6 June, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W252 7 July, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W253 7 July, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W254 7 July, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W255 8 August, 1960 ARHS - Vic Preserved - Static
W256 8 August, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W257 8 August, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W258 9 September, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W259 9 September, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W260 10 October, 1960 El Zorro (Currently stored at SRHC) Stored
W261 October, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W262 November, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W263 November, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W264 December, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W265 December, 1960 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W266 7 July, 1961 Victorian Railways Scrapped
W267 December, 1961 Victorian Railways Scrapped

References

  1. ^ "Wongm's Rail Gallery - 4Ds last run". wongm.railgeelong.com. http://wongm.railgeelong.com/4d-scrapping. Retrieved 2009-04-04.  
  2. ^ "Addenda". V/Line ~ Network Access ~ Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. 13 October 2008. http://www.vline.com.au/rna/rna/information_pack.html. Retrieved 2008-10-20.  

External links

Locomotives and rollingstock of the Victorian Railways and successors
Steam
'Old' A Class · 'New' A Class · AA Class · A2 Class · B Class · C Class · Dd Class · E Class · F Class · H Class · J Class · K Class · L Class · M Class · N Class · O Class · P Class · Q Class · 'Old' R Class · 'New' R Class · R Class · S Class · T Class · U Class · 'Old' V Class · V Class · W Class · X Class · Y Class · Z Class · Crane locomotives
Diesel-Electric
Diesel-Hydraulic
M class · V class · W class
Electric
Carriages
Fixed wheel carriages · A/AA type carriages · AA/A type carriages · BG type carriages · E type carriages · H type carriages · K type carriages · N type carriages · PL type cars · S type carriages · V type carriages · W type carriages · Z type carriages · Royal Trains · Dining & Buffet cars · Sleeping cars · Joint and shared stock (SAR) · Joint and shared stock (NSWGR)
Railmotors
Suburban electric
Freight vehicles
Car transport · Roofed wagons · Hopper wagons · Flat wagons · Livestock · Open wagons · Tank wagons
Vans
Z vans · Power vans · Bogie guards vans · Fixed-wheel vans
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Narrow Gauge
G Class · NA Class · Passenger Carriages · Freight vehicles · Other
Other
Rail tractors · Trailer cars · Cranes · Miscellaneous · Special loads · Way and Works stock
Rail transport in Victoria · Railways in Melbourne · Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways · Victorian Railways · V/Line · Metro Trains Melbourne







Got something to say? Make a comment.
Your name
Your email address
Message