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.

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]

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] The rebuild had to use the flat top units as a base because their frames had been designed for 12-cylinder engines, and this left room for the new head-end power units to be fitted.

Although ordered as branch line locomotives, as branch lines began to close, the T class were often used on main line services. For example, due to shortages of mainline locomotives in the mid 1980s, Saturday evening Gippsland trains were regularly run with two or three T class locomotives, but these were unable to keep the schedule and would often run up to half an hour late.[11]: 278 

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.[12][13]

In 1987, flat top units T322, T323, T324 and T343 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. The locomotives initially retained their VR liveries, however have since been painted solid blue. 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.[14]

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.[15] These passed with the Freight Australia business to Pacific National in August 2004.

Use on standard gauge

Aside from delivery runs (where engines arrived on standard gauge and were transferred within three days of arrival, allowing for weekends),[a] the following are known allocations of T class locomotives operating on standard gauge. Common uses early on were to work ballast trains, and later Ford trains from Upfield towards New South Wales. Very occasionally, the engines would be used to rescue a disabled train.

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][67]
  • 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][68][69]
  • 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][70][71][72][73]
    • Engines T397 and T398, although part of the sixth order, were delivered with the original lower-powered engines. Externally, the difference was visible by single or twin exhaust stacks for the earlier and later engines respectively.[74][75] However, due to noise issues, the exhaust stack nearer to the locomotive cabin was quickly welded over on some engines, and T400 had its nearer stack completely removed within a few months of entering service.[76]
    • There was a proposal in the mid 1960s to class the newly-delivered, higher-horsepower engines from T399 and above as the U Class, but this was not adopted.[77]
    • 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][78]
    • 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, chopper couplers and dynamic brakes (although it was delivered with buffers-and-chain couplers). In 1969, it was sold to Victorian Railways, renumbered T413 and modified to fit in with the rest of the first-generation T-class. This involved the stock EMD pilots and footplates being replaced with VR's bespoke variants, conversion to broad gauge and retrofitting with marker lights and automatic couplers.
  • 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.[79][80][81]

Status table

Key: In Service Stored Preserved Converted Under Overhaul 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 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 Stored VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail (1994), SCT (2004) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Stored at Seymour
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[82] 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) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard 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 VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Privately Owned (1992) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge Formerly 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) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard 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 Stored VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (2000), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2014) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard 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) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard 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), ERH (2023) Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2025) 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 Slow Rail Journeys Blue and Yellow Preserved – Operational VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), 707 Operations (2023) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge Converted from standard gauge to broad gauge in June 2019, donated by Pacific National to 707 Operations in 2023.[83]
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 Preserved – Operational VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Steamrail Victoria (2004) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge Has full length hand rails. On hire to the Victorian Goldfields Railway as of September 2025
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 Railway Heritage Center (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) 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 VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Vline Fright (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), ERH (2023) Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2025) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T409 Sunday, 20 October 1968 Grey & Green Regional Connect In Service VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Ettamogah Rail Hub (2023), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2025) 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[84]) 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 Preserved – Operational 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. Returned to service in September 2024 following a cosmetic overhaul.
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 SCT Barnawartha shunter

Notes

  1. ↑ For example, T367 was delivered on standard gauge on Friday 7 February 1964,[16] and converted to broad gauge on Monday 10 February 1964.[17]: 4 

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
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