- 102hp Walker railmotor
Infobox Locomotive
name=102hp Walker Railmotor
powertype=Diesel
caption=102hp Walker railmotor soon after delivery
builder=Walker Bros. (Power Unit),Martin & King (Body),Victorian Railways (Assemble).
designer=Walker Bros.
builddate=1948-55
totalproduction=13
length=16.60m
weight=18.00t
axleload=
topspeed=70km/h
poweroutput=102 hpThe 102hp Walker railmotor were a diesel
railcar operated by theVictorian Railways inAustralia .After the Second World War, the
Victorian Railways undertook a major rebuilding program known as "Operation Phoenix". One of the first tasks was the upgrading of passenger services on country branch lines, through the replacement of 23 wooden bodied railmotors built in the 1920s, and the withdrawal of steam locomotive hauledmixed train s. An initial order of six 153hp railcars, twelve 102hp railcars and twelve 280hp railcars from Walker Brothers in Wigan,England was placed, this was extended to include a further 102hp railmotor, being the delivered into revenue service on Wednesday, 26 January 1955.Thirteen 102hp units were built in total. [cite web
url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=passenger§ion=rollingstock&subs=railmotors&rmtype=102%20hp%20Walker
work=VICSIG
title= Railmotors: 102 hp Walker
publisher=www.vicsig.net
accessdate=2008-03-24]The power units and controls were shipped out from England and the car bodies built locally by
Martin & King in Malvern, with the finished units assembled atNewport Workshops .tatus
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