Victoria Railways rail tractor
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 RT 20 in Swan Hill, featuring Freight Australia livery |
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| Power type | Diesel Mechanical |
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| Builder | Victorian Railways, Newport Railway Workshops |
| Length | 6.33 m to 6.52 m |
| Locomotive weight | 10.4 t |
| Engine type | Fordson diesel |
| Top speed | 15 km/h |
| Power output | 40.3 hp to 51.8 hp |
| Number in class | 11 |
| Number | RT 1 - 54 |
| First run | 1952 |
The Victorian Railways rail tractors are a small shunting unit used for moving wagons in at country stations and private sidings. Varying in power output and size, they are agricultural tractors on top of a four wheeled steel rail wagon frame.[1] Unit 54 is a one off unit acquired from the Portland Harbour Trust who used it on their private siding.
These shunters (except RT 54) are not fitted with air brakes but are through piped to enable them to be worked dead as part of a normal train.[2] Units currently authorised to operate on Victorian tracks are RT 3-39, and RT 40,42,43, 45-53; the second group being more powerful, and all being permitted to travel at 15 km/h maximum.[2] Units RT 18, 28 and 43 have been gauge converted and transferred to Sydney for use on the construction of the Epping to Chatswood railway.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Railmac Publications (1992). Australian Fleetbooks: V/Line locomotives. Kitchner Press. ISBN 0 949817 76 7.
- ^ a b Network Operating Requirements. V/Line ~ Network Access ~ Information Pack. www.vline.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ VICSIG - Locomotives - RT Class Rail Tractor. www.vicsig.net. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
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