List of Victorian locomotive classes
This is a list of Victorian locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive that have worked on railways in Victoria.
The majority of Victorian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Victorian Railways. Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on VR mainline operations after 25 May 1972 - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.
Other significant operators include the State Transport Authority, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Public Transport Corporation, V/Line, Freight Victoria/Freight Australia, and Pacific National. Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Victoria.
Locomotives (Early private companies)
Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company (M&HBR)
- Built for the construction of the first railway as ordered locos had not arrived yet
- Built for the opening of the first railway as ordered locos had not arrived yet
- Sold for railway construction
- 7 to [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- 1 to [Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|]
- 2 to [St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company|]
- To [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company (G&MR)
- To Victorian Railways
- All to Victorian Railways
- All to Victorian Railways
- 2 to Victorian Railways
- 1 to [Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|]
- 1 sold for railway construction
St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company (SK&BRC)
- All ex-[Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- *From 1862 used by [Melbourne Railway Company|], but still owned by SK&BRC
- All to [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company (M&SRC)
- Ex-[Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- 2 to [Melbourne Railway Company|]
- *#1378 could not be paid for and sold for railway construction
- Ex-[Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company|]
- To [Melbourne Railway Company|]
- All to [Melbourne Railway Company|]
Melbourne Railway Company (MRC)
- 3 ex-[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|]
- 1 ex-[Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- All to [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- *Melbourne & Yarra owned by [St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company|] but used by MRC
- Ex-[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|]
- To [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- All ex-[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|]
- All to [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company (M&ER)
Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company (M&HBUR)
- 2 ex [St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company|]
- 4 ex [Melbourne Railway Company|]
- 7 ex [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- 1 sold for wool pressing
- 5 sold for railway construction
- 11 to Victorian Railways South Suburban system
- Ex-[Melbourne Railway Company|]
- Sold for railway construction
- 1 ex [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- All to Victorian Railways
- All ex-[Melbourne Railway Company|]
- 2 sold for railway construction
- All to Victorian Railways as C class
Locomotives (Victorian Railways and successors)
Tank locomotives
- Ex-[Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company|]
- Sold as pumping engine
- All ex-[Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company|]
- 1 sold to private company tramway
- 1 used as stationary engine
- All ex-[Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company|]
- 1 sold to private company tramway
- 1 sold for railway construction
- 2 used as stationary engine
- All ex-[Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company|]
- All used as stationary engine
- All scrapped
- All ex [Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|]
- All to Victorian Railways
- 1 sold for railway construction
- 1 scrapped
- 6 ex-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company
- 20 new
- 26 to Victorian Railways as C class
- All scrapped
- All ex-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company
- 1 disposal unknown
- 10 to Victorian Railways as N class
- 1 sold to Langlands & Co.
- 4 sold for railway construction
- 5 scrapped
- All converted to ME class
- 24 converted to EE class
- 20 converted to South Australian Railways M class
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- All scrapped
- At Scienceworks Museum
- 6 at the Puffing Billy Railway
- All kept original 'M' class plates
- All scrapped
- 2 converted to DD class
- 38 converted to D4 class
- 18 scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 38 scrapped
Tender locomotives
- Sold 1890, bought back 1893
- Scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- Scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- 7 converted to F class
- 14 scrapped
- All scrapped
- 4 ex-Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- 1 sold 1925, bought back 1933
- All scrapped
- 1 converted to W class
- 9 scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- All converted to RY class
- 1 converted to a private diesel-mechanical locomotive
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Steamrail
- 28 scrapped
- 15 reclassed to Y class
- 10 scrapped
- All scrapped
- All scrapped
- 141 converted to D1
- 82 converted to D2
- 11 converted to D3
- 29 scrapped
- Saturated steam boilers were classed A1 until converted to superheater
- 2 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Steamrail
- 1 in Echuca
- 1 in Reservoir
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 25 scrapped
- 25 converted to D2
- 10 converted to D3
- 105 scrapped
- 73 converted to D3
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 33 scrapped
- 1 at Locomotive Restoration Group
- 4 at Mornington Railway
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 5 at Steamrail
- 2 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 1 in Hamilton
- 1 in Korumburra
- 1 in Mildura
- 1 in Numurkah
- 1 in Wonthaggi
- 1 in Wycheproof
- 1 in Yarragon
- 32 scrapped
- 10 converted to South Australian Railways 750 class
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 72 scrapped
- All scrapped
- 1 tender at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 tender at Steamrail
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 6 at Steamrail
- 2 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 1 in Ballarat North
- 1 in Bayswater
- 1 in Lismore
- 1 in Seymour
- 1 in Swan Hill
- 80 scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 28 scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 2 at 707 Operations
- 1 at Hunter Valley Railway
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 3 at Steamrail
- 63 scrapped
- 1 at 707 Operations
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 2 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 2 at Yarra Valley Railway
- 1 in Dimboola
- 1 in Donald
- 1 in Mulwala
- 1 in Noojee
- 49 scrapped
Garratt locomotives
Petrol/Diesel Electric Locomotives
- 1 at 707 Operations
- 2 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 2 stored with VicTrack
- 10 scrapped
- 11 converted to A class
- 3 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 2 at Steamrail
- 3 stored North Bendigo
- 5 scrapped
- 13 converted to P class
- 4 converted to CK class
- 1 with Greentrains
- 5 with Pacific National
- 1 with Rail First Asset Management
- 3 with SCT Logistics
- 4 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 3 with Watco Australia
- 2 at 707 Operations
- 2 at Mornington Railway
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 7 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 4 at Steamrail
- 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 1 at Yarra Valley Railway
- 1 privately owned
- 4 sold as stationary generators
- 1 sold for CK spare parts
- 37 scrapped
- 1 with Pacific National
- 4 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 1 at 707 Operations
- 1 at Canberra Railway Museum
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 3 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 at Steamrail
- 6 scrapped
- 1 with BlueScope Steel
- 1 with EDI-Rail
- 1 with Pacific National
- 1 with Progress-Rail Cardiff
- 5 with Ettamogah Rail Hub
- 4 with V/Line
- 3 at 707 Operations
- 1 at Daylesford Spa Country Railway
- 2 at DERMPAV
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 4 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 at Steamrail
- 4 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 2 at Yarra Valley Railway
- 44 scrapped
- 6 converted to XR
- 6 with Pacific National
- 2 with SCT Logistics
- 1 at East Coast Heritage Rail
- 2 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 7 scrapped
- 2 at 707 Operations
- 2 stored Seymour
- 1 scrapped
- 3 with Rail First Asset Management
- 6 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 1 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 with V/Line heritage
- 1 at 707 Operations
- 1 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
- 1 stored Newport
- 1 stored North Bendigo
- 6 scrapped
- 2 with Aurizon
- 2 with Linx Cargo Care Group
- 20 with Pacific National
- 2 with Qube
- 2 with Rail First Asset Management
- 2 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 1 with Watco Australia
- 2 scrapped
- 2 with Ettamogah Rail Hub
- 1 with Pacific National
- 5 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 3 with V/Line
- 2 at Seymour Rail Heritage Centre
- 25 with V/Line
- 9 with Pacific National
- 3 with Pacific National
- 5 with Qube
- 3 with Rail First Asset Management
- 1 with SCT Logistics
- 2 with Southern Shorthaul Railroad
- 1 with Sydney Rail Services
Petrol/Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives
- 2 at Steamrail
- 1 at Mornington Railway
- 2 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Yarra Valley Railway
- 1 stored with VicTrack
- 22 scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
Petrol/Diesel Mechanical Locomotives
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway
- 2 at Yarra Valley Railway
- At least 1 at Bendigo Rail Workshops
Electric Locomotives
- All scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 3 at Steamrail
- 6 scrapped
- 1 at Newport Railway Museum
- 3 at Steamrail
- 21 scrapped
Other
- Road Transferable Locomotive
- With Just Track
arrangement !! Fleet
number || Manufacturer || Years
in service || Quantity
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remaining || Comments