Victorian Railways S class (diesel)
- Victorian Railways S class (diesel)
Infobox Locomotive
name = Victorian Railways S Class
caption = Stored Pacific National locomotive S307
powertype = General Motors EMD
builder = Clyde Engineering.
Granville, New South Wales.
length = convert|18.72|m|abbr=on
weight = 116.00 t
whytetype = Co-Co
enginetype = EMD 16-567C
generator = EMD D12/D22
tractionmotors = EMD D27/D37/D47
topspeed = convert|133|km/h|abbr=on
poweroutput = 1350 kW (1840 HP)
numinclass = 18
roadnumber = S300–S317
The Victorian Railways S class mainline diesel electric locomotive were built by Clyde Engineering (now EDI Rail) during the 1950s for use in Victoria, Australia. With a bulldog nose, they were based on the GM class locomotive, therefore being externally similar to the overseas EMD F and E-units, as well as their contemporaries the double ended B class and A Class.
The class were initially used on express passenger trains such as the "Spirit of Progress" and "The Overland",[cite book]
author = Railmac Publications
title = Australian Fleetbooks: V/Line locomotives
publisher = Kitchner Press
year = 1992
isbn = 0 949817 76 7 ] but S314 and S316 were destroyed in the Violet Town railway disaster of 1969.After the demise of West Coast Railway in 2004, S302 was bought by V/Line Passenger, who then onsold it to freight operator El Zorro in 2006. Operators Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia and Pacific National have also refurbished members of the class for use on freight trains. S303 has been restored by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, and S313 is in the custody of Steamrail Victoria, which is currently being painted into a special livery for a movie.
Interestingly, until S303 (bottom right corner) was painted in Victorian Railways Blue & Gold, in November 2007, no S Class diesel locomotive was preserved in that livery.
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References
* [http://www.victorianrailways.net/motive%20power/sdie/sdie.html S class diesel electric locomotives - http://www.victorianrailways.net/]
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