Victorian Railways F Class (Diesel)

**Victorian Railways F Class**
Power type	Diesel-electric
F202
Builder	English Electric. Dick Kerr Works, Preston, England.
Configuration	0-6-0
UIC classification	C
Length	9.34 m (30 ft 8 in)
Locomotive weight	51.00 t
Engine type	English Electric 6KT
Generator	EE 801-66
Traction motors	EE 506A
Top speed	32 km/h (20 mph)
Power output	260 kW (350 HP)
Number in class	16
Number	F201 - 216

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.^[1]

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

Locomotive	Entered service	Withdrawn	Scrapped	Original number	Re-numbered
F201	November, 1951	December, 1983	January, 1989	F310	1955
F202	September, 1951	July, 1987	Preserved - Operational	F311	1955
F203	November, 1951	October, 1981	January, 1987	F312	1955
F204	October, 1951	April, 1981	January, 1982	F313	1955
F205	October, 1951	December, 1981	January, 1987	F314	1955
F206	September, 1951	January, 1981	June, 1981	F315	1955
F207	October, 1951	December, 1981	January, 1987	F316	1955
F208	December, 1951	July, 1987	Preserved - Operational	F317	1955
F209	November, 1951	March, 1982	June, 1987	F318	1955
F210	November, 1951	November, 1979	June, 1981	F319	1955
F211	May, 1957	September, 1986	Preserved - Static	SEC3	May, 1957
F212	April, 1959	November, 1986	Preserved - Operational	SEC4	April, 1959
F213	April, 1959	April, 1981	January, 1981	SEC5	April, 1959
F214	May, 1953	10 October, 1979	June, 1981	SEC6	May, 1953
F215	May, 1971	April, 1983	Scrapped	SEC1	May, 1971
F216	May, 1971	July, 1987	Preserved - Static	SEC?	May, 1971

References

^ "ARHS Railway Museum: History 1950 - 2000". Retrieved on 2006-12-31.

Diesel Electric Locomotives

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