Victorian Railways F class (diesel)
- Victorian Railways F class (diesel)
Infobox Locomotive
name = Victorian Railways F Class
caption = F202
powertype = Diesel-electric
builder = English Electric.
Dick Kerr Works,
Preston, England.
length = convert|9.34|m|ftin|abbr=on
weight = 51.00 t
whytetype = 0-6-0
uicclass = C
enginetype = English Electric 6KT
generator = EE 801-66
tractionmotors = EE 506A
topspeed = convert|32|km/h|mph|abbr=on|lk=on
poweroutput = 260 kW (350 HP)
numinclass = 16
roadnumber = F201 - 216
firstrundate =
The Victorian Railways F Class locomotives were 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters. Initially the F Class classification was given to Steam Locomotive Shunters.
In 1951 the (new) F Class were the first ever diesel locomotives to be introduced to the Victorian Railways. They were ordered as part of 'Operation Phoenix', a £80 million program to rebuild a network badly run down by years of Depression-era underinvestment and wartime overutilisation. [cite web|url=http://www.railwaymuseum.org.au/history3.html|title=ARHS Railway Museum: History 1950 - 2000|accessdate=2006-12-31|]
Sixteen of these locomotives were purchased in 1951, 1959 and 1971. These locomotives were built by English Electric at the Dick Kerr Works, in the United Kingdom. The diesel locomotives acquired in 1959 and 1971 were purchased from the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The design is similar to that of the British Rail Class 11.
Locomotives
References
* [http://www.victorianrailways.net/motive%20power/fdie/fdie.html Diesel Electric Locomotives]
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