Victorian Railways V class (diesel-hydraulic)
Victorian Railways V Class[1]
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Type and origin |
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Power type |
Diesel hydraulic |
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Builder |
Newport Workshops |
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Specifications |
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Configuration |
0-4-0 |
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Gauge |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
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Length |
6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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Loco weight |
22.00 t (21.65 long tons; 24.25 short tons) |
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Prime mover |
FORDSON MAJOR |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed |
16 km/h (9.9 mph) |
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Power output |
30 kW (40 hp) |
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Career |
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Number in class |
1 |
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Numbers |
V56 |
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First run |
1959 |
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The Victorian Railways V class was a single locomotive class that consisted of only V56.[2] It was built as the shunter for the Jolimont Workshops to move the suburban sets through the washdocks.[3] It had a top speed of 16 km/h although it was limited to 1 km/h when shunting through the washdock. This speed limit does not pose a problem in operation because heavy weight of rolling stock and weak engine prevents going much faster anyway.[2][3] It had a tractor engine of 40 hp driving four hydraulic motors. It was the smallest Locomotive owned by the VR.[4]
Locomotives
Locomotive |
Entered service |
Withdrawn |
Owner |
Status |
V56 |
January 1959 |
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ARHS Victoria |
Preserved - Static |
Preservation
V56 is currently a static display at the ARHS although it has been known to be started from time to time.
References
Locomotives and rolling stock of the Victorian Railways, predecessors and successors |
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| Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company | |
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| Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company |
- Ariel - 0-4-0T (1855)
- Titania, Oberon, Typhoon & Sirocco - 2-2-2WT (1855)
- Hurricane & Cyclone - 2-4-0WT (1857)
- Goliath, Hercules, Smason & Tubal-Cain - 0-6-0WT (1855)
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| Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company |
- Hawthorn & Richmond - 2-4-0T (1860)
- Kew & BN#1378 - 2-4-0WT (1861)
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| Melbourne Railway Company |
- Windsor & Prahran - 2-4-0WT (1863)
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| Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company |
- Essendon (BN#458), BN#459 & BN#488 2-4-0T (1861), later SAR E Class
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| Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company |
- Toorak, Victoria, No.16 & No.19 - 2-4-0T (1865)
- 4-4-0WT (1871), later C Class
- Pier Donkey No.24 - 0-4-0WT (1875)
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, F.C. Christy period (1858-1870) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W. Meikle period (1871-1877) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, S. Mirls period (1878-1890) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.D. Smith period (1877, 1890-1893) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, T.H. Woodroffe period (1893-1912) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W.M. Shannon period (1912-1919) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.E. Smith period (1919-1928) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, N.C. Harris period (1928-1933) | |
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| Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.C. Ahlston period (1933-1955) | |
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| Diesel-electric | |
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| Diesel-hydraulic | |
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| Rail tractor | |
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| Electric | |
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| Railmotors | |
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| Road transferrable locomotives | |
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| Suburban electric | |
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| Passenger carriages | |
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| Freight vehicles by type | |
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| Freight vehicles by traffic | |
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| Vans | |
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| 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Narrow gauge | |
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| Other | |
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| Named or significant trains | |
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