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 (VR). Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on VR mainline operations after 25 May 1972 [1] - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.
Other significant operators include the State Transport Authority (STA), the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the Public Transport Corporation (PTC), V/Line, Freight Victoria/Freight Australia (FA), and Pacific National (PN). Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Victoria.
Image | Class | Wheel arrangement | Fleet number(s) | Manufacturer | Years in service | Number made | Number remaining | Comments |
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Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company (M&HBR) | ||||||||
Ballast wagon powered by pile driver components | 0-4-0 | Pile driver engine | Robertson, Martin & Smith | 1854 | 1 | 0 |
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M&HBR2-2-2WT | 2-2-2 WT | 2-2-2 | Langlands foundry & Robertson, Martin & Smith | 1854–1857 | 1 | 0 |
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M&HBR2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | Melbourne, Meteor, Rapid, Sandridge, St Kilda, Victoria, Yarra, 1268, 1269 and 1458 | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954–957, 1080, 1183, 1184, 1268, 1269, 1458 | 1854–1865 | 10 | 0 | ||
M&HBR0-4-0WT | 0-4-0 WT | Pier Donkey | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1177 | 1858–1865 | 1 | 0 |
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Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company (G&MR) | ||||||||
G&MR0-4-0T | 0-4-0 VBT | Ariel | Walker & Munro, Geelong | 1855–1860 | 1 | 0 | ||
G&MR2-2-2WT | 2-2-2 WT | Oberon, Sirocco, Titania, Typhoon | Robert Stephenson & Co. (2) 1006, 1007 Stothert & Slaughter, Bristol (2) | 1856–1860 | 4 | 0 |
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G&MR2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | Cyclone, Hurricane | R&W Hawthorn 925, 926 | 1857–1860 | 2 | 0 |
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G&MR0-6-0WT | 0-6-0 WT | Goliath, Hercules, Samson, Tubal-Cain | R&W Hawthorn 927–930 | 1857–1860 | 4 | 0 |
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St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company (SK&BRC) | ||||||||
M&HBR2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | Melbourne, Yarra | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954, 957 | 1862–1865* | 2 | 0 | ||
Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company (M&SRC) | ||||||||
M&HBR/M&SR2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | Kew, Victoria, 1378* | Robert Stephenson & Co. 956, 1377, 1378 | 1858–1862 | 3* | 0 | ||
G&MR0-6-0WT | 0-6-0 WT | Hercules | R&W Hawthorn 928 | 1858–1862 | 1 | 0 | ||
M&SR2-4-0T | 2-4-0 T | Hawthorn, Richmond | George England & Co. 160, 161 | 1862 | 2 | 0 |
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Melbourne Railway Company (MRC) | ||||||||
M&HBR/M&SR/MRC2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | Melbourne*, Kew, Prahran, Victoria, Windsor, Yarra* | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954, 956, 957, 1377, 1459, 1460 | 1862–1865 | 6* | 0 | ||
G&MR0-6-0WT | 0-6-0 WT | Hercules | R&W Hawthorn 928 | 1862–1865 | 1 | 0 | ||
M&SR2-4-0T | 2-4-0 T | Hawthorn, Richmond | George England & Co. 160, 161 | 1862–1865 | 2 | 0 | ||
Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company (M&ER) | ||||||||
M&ER2-4-0T | 2-4-0 T | Essendon, #459* | Slaughter, Gruning & Co. 458, 459* | 1862–1864 | 2* | 0 | ||
Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company (M&HBUR) | ||||||||
M&HBR/M&SR/MRC2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | 1 – 4, 6 – 16, 19, Melbourne, Kew, Meteor, Prahran, Rapid, Sandridge, St Kilda, Toorak, Victoria (x2), Windsor, Yarra | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954–957, 1080, 1183, 1184, 1268, 1269, 1377, 1458–1460, 1620, 1802, 1803, 1991 | 1865–1878 | 17 | 0 |
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G&MR0-6-0WT | 0-6-0 WT | Hercules | R&W Hawthorn 928 | 1865–1869 | 1 | 0 |
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M&HBR0-4-0WT | 0-4-0 WT | 5, 24, Pier Donkey (x2) | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1177, 2220 | 1865–1878 | 2 | 0 |
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M&SR2-4-0T | 2-4-0 T | 17 – 18, Hawthorn, Richmond | George England & Co. 160, 161 | 1865–1877 | 2 | 0 |
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M&HBUR4-4-0WT | 4-4-0 WT | 20 – 23, 25 – 26 | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1995, 2123, 2130, 2214, 2328, 2329 | 1871–1878 | 6 | 0 |
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Image | Class | Wheel arrangement | Fleet number(s) | Manufacturer | Years in service | Number made | Number remaining | Comments |
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Tank locomotives | ||||||||
G&MR0-4-0T | 0-4-0 VBT | Ariel | Walker & Munro, Geelong | 1860–1864 | 1 | 0 |
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G&MR0-6-0WT | 0-6-0 WT | 19, 21, Goliath, Samson | R&W Hawthorn 927–930 | 1860–? | 2 | 0 |
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G&MR2-2-2WT | 2-2-2 WT | 34 – 40 (even only), Oberon, Sirocco, Titania, Typhoon | Robert Stephenson & Co. (2) 1006, 1007 Stothert & Slaughter, Bristol (2) | 1860–? | 4 | 0 |
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G&MR2-4-0WT | 2-4-0 WT | 42, 44, Cyclone, Hurricane | R&W Hawthorn 925, 926 | 1860–? | 2 | 0 |
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L class | 2-4-0 ST | 16 – 25 † L 14 – L 32 (even only) | George England & Co. (7) Slaughter, Gruning & Co. (3) | 1861–1906 | 10 | 0 |
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M&HBR0-4-0WT | 0-4-0 WT | VR South Suburban system 5, 24, Pier Donkey (x2) VR Pier Donkey (x2) | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1177, 2220 | 1878–c1904 | 2 | 0 | VR South Suburban system
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C class | 4-4-0 WT | VR South Suburban system 1 – 4, 17, 18, 20 – 23, 25 – 38 VR C 42, C 262 – C 310 (even only) | Robert Stephenson & Co. (6) Phoenix Foundry (12) Robertson Bros. (8) | 1878–1918 | 26 | 0 | VR South Suburban system
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N class | 2-4-0 WT | VR South Suburban system 1, 6 – 16, 19 VR N 242 – N 260 (even only) | Robert Stephenson & Co. | 1878–1906 | 11 | 0 | VR South Suburban system
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M class | 4-4-0 T | 40 ‡, 210 – 238 (even only) ‡, M 40, M 210 – M 240 (even only), M 312 – M 320 (even only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1) Phoenix Foundry (21) | 1879–1905 | 22 | 0 |
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E class | 2-4-2 T | E 12, E 34, E 36, 236, E 346 – E 394 (even only), E 426 – E 460 (even only), E 472 – E 520 (even only) | David Munro (25) Kitson & Co (1) Phoenix Foundry (45) | 1888–1931 | 71 | 1 |
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EE class | 0-6-2 T | EE 34, EE 348 – EE 518 (various), EE350 – EE390 (various) §, E 350 – E 353, E 355 – E 357, E 359, E 361 – E 367, E 369 – E 381, E 390 | Phoenix Foundry (5) VR Newport Workshops (24) | 1893–1966 | 29 | 2 |
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Z class | 2-4-0 T | Z 522, Z 524 | Phoenix Foundry | 1893–1911 | 2 | 0 |
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Z class | 0-6-0 T | Z 526 | VR Newport Workshops | 1893–1978 | 1 | 1 | ||
NA class | 2-6-2 T | 1 A – 17 A | Baldwin Locomotive Works (2) VR Newport Workshops (15) | 1898–1973 | 17 | 6 |
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ME class | 4-4-2 T | M 40, M 210 – M 240 (even only), M 312 – M 320 (even only) | VR Newport Workshops | 1900–1922 | 22 | 0 |
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class | 4-6-2 T | 701 – 721, 723 – 729 (odd only), 731 – 750, 772 – 796(even only) 250 – 287 § | VR Newport Workshops | 1908–1932 | 58 | 0 |
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F class (Motor) | 2-4-2 T | F 172 – F 184 (evens only) | VR Newport Workshops | 1910–1929 | 7 | 1 |
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D4 class | 4-6-2 T | D4 250 – D4 287 | VR Newport Workshops | 1929–1962 | 38 | 1 |
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Tender locomotives | ||||||||
No. 1 | 2-2-2 2-4-0 | 1 †, 12, 528 | George England & Co. | 1859–1890, 1893–1904 | 1 | 0 |
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Old V class | 0-6-0 | 1 – 4 †, 2 – 5 †, 11 – 17 (odd only) ‡, V 11 – V 17 (odd only), 497 | George England & Co. | 1859–1904 | 4 | 0 |
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J class | 2-2-2 2-4-0 | 2 – 6 †, 2 – 10 (even only) ‡, J 2 – J 10 (even only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1860–1916 | 5 | 0 |
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P class | 0-6-0 | 5 – 9 †, 1 – 9 (odd only) ‡, P 1 – P 9 (odd only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1860–1921 | 5 | 0 |
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B class | 2-4-0 | 32 – 51 †, 64 – 69 †, 82 – 87 †, 46 – 96 (even only) ‡, 102 – 112 (even only) ‡, 186 ‡, 188 ‡, B 46 – B 80 (even only), B 84 – B 90 (even only), B 94, B 96, B 102 – B 112 (even only), B 186, B 188 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (19) Phoenix Foundry (2) R&W Hawthorn (13) | 1862–1917 | 34 | 0 |
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O class | 0-6-0 | 26 – 31 †, 52 – 63 †, 70 – 81 †, 88 †, 89 †, 19 – 81 (odd only) ‡, 127 – 149 (odd only) ‡, O 19 – O 81 (odd only), O 127 – O 149 (odd only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (11) Phoenix Foundry (7) Robert Stephenson & Co. (12) Slaughter, Gruning & Co. (6) VR Williamstown Workshops (2) Yorkshire Engine Co. (6) | 1862–1922 | 44 | 0 |
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No. 100 (E class) | 2-4-0 | 100 †‡, E 100, 100 | VR Williamstown Workshops | 1872–1916 | 1 | 0 |
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No. 103 & 105 | 0-6-0 | 103, 105 | VR Williamstown Workshops | 1873–1924 | 2 | 0 |
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Q class | 0-6-0 | 83 – 101 (odd only) ‡, Q 83 – Q 101 (odd only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1873–1908 | 10 | 0 |
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F class | 2-4-0 | 98‡ 126 – 144 (even only)‡, 166 – 184 (even only) ‡, F 98, F 126 – F 144 (even only), F 166 – F 184 (even only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1) Phoenix Foundry (20) | 1874–1922 | 21 | 0 |
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K class | 2-4-0 | 114 – 124 (even only) ‡, K 114 – K 124 (even only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1874–1905 | 6 | 0 |
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T class | 0-6-0 | 125 ‡, 249 – 283 (odd only) ‡, T 1 – T 4, T 125, T 249 – T 283 (odd only), T 90 – T 92 §, T 94 §, T 96 § | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (6) Phoenix Foundry (18) | 1874–1953 | 24 | 1 |
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U class | 0-6-0 | 107 – 123 (odd only) ‡, U 107 – U 123 (odd only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1874–1908 | 9 | 0 |
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G class | 4-4-0 | 38 ‡, 44 ‡, G 38, G 44 | VR Williamstown Workshops | 1877–1904 | 2 | 0 |
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H class | 4-4-0 | 146 – 160 (even only) ‡, H 146 – H 160 (even only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1877–1916 | 8 | 0 |
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'Rogers' (D class) | 4-4-0 | 162, 164 | Rogers Locomotive Works | 1877–1907 | 2 | 0 |
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Old R class | 0-6-0 | 151 ‡, 157 – 195 (odd only) ‡, 247 ‡, 285 – 325 (odd only) ‡, R 11, R 13, R 151, R 157 – R 195 (odd only), R 247, R 285 – R 351 (odd only), R 300 – R 347 (various) §, R 349 § | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (4) Phoenix Foundry (55) | 1879–1944 | 59 | 0 |
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W class | 4-6-0 | 153 ‡, 155 ‡, 217 – 235 (odd only) ‡, W 153, W 155, W 197, W 217 – W 235 (odd only) | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1880–1926 1933–1934 | 13 | 0 |
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S class | 4-6-0 | 197 – 215 (odd only) ‡, S 197 – S 215 (odd only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1882–1908 | 10 | 0 |
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'Belgian' R class | 0-6-0 | 237 – 245 (odd only) ‡, R 237 – R 245 (odd only) | Société de Saint-Léonard | 1883–1920 | 5 | 0 |
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Old A class | 4-4-0 | 190 – 208 (even only) ‡, A 190 – A 208 (even only) | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1884–1924 | 10 | 0 |
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X class | 0-6-0 | X 353 – X 381 (odd only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1886–1920 | 15 | 0 |
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D class | 4-4-0 | D 82, D 92, D 122, D 242, D 244, D 248, D 250, D 260, D 322 – D 344 (even only), D 190 §, D 191 §, D 194 § | Phoenix Foundry | 1887–1928 | 20 | 0 |
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New A class | 4-4-0 | A 396 – A 424 (even only) | Phoenix Foundry | 1889–1925 | 15 | 0 |
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New R class | 0-6-0 | R 447 – R 495(odd only) | Robertson Bros. | 1889–1908 | 25 | 0 |
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Y class | 0-6-0 | Y 383 – Y 441 (odd only), Y 445, Y 400 – Y 423 (various), Y 453 – Y 483 (various), Y 100 – Y 132 § | Kitson & Co. (1) Phoenix Foundry (30) ex-RY class (15) | 1889–1963 | 46 | 2 |
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RY class | 0-6-0 | RY 447 – RY 495(odd only) | ? | 1899–1951 | 25 | 0 |
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V class | 2-8-0 | V 499 – V 529 (odd only), V 200 – V 204 §, V 206 §, V 210 – V 215 § | Baldwin Locomotive Works (1) Phoenix Foundry (15) | 1900–1930 | 16 | 0 |
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AA class | 4-4-0 | AA530 – AA558 (even only), AA562 – AA570 (even only), AA74 – AA77 §, AA82 – AA86 (even only) § | Phoenix Foundry | 1900–1932 | 20 | 0 |
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DD class | 4-6-0 | DD873 – DD 912, DD 943 – DD 982, DD 1013 – DD 1052, DD 500 – DD 799 § | Baldwin Locomotive Works (20) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20) Phoenix Foundry (7) Thompson Foundry (40) VR Ballarat North Workshops (8) VR Bendigo Workshops (8) VR Newport Workshops (138) Walkers Limited (20) ? (2) | 1902–c. 1939 | 263 | 0 |
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A2 class | 4-6-0 | A2 572 – A2 1082 (various), A1 800 – A1 877 (various), A2 816 – A2 999 § | VR Ballarat North Workshops (5) VR Bendigo Workshops (5) VR Newport Workshops (175) | 1907–1964 | 185 | 5 | ||
C class | 2-8-0 | C 1 – C 26 | VR Newport Workshops | 1918–1962 | 26 | 1 |
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D1 class | 4-6-0 | D1 500 – D1 703 (various) | Ex-DD class | c. 1924–1960 | 141 | 0 |
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D2 class | 4-6-0 | D2 580 – D2 604, D2 615, D2 700 – D2 799 | Ex-DD class | c. 1927–1962 | 107 | 1 |
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K class | 2-8-0 | K 100 – K 109, K 140 – K 192 § | VR Newport Workshops | 1922–1979 | 53 | 21 |
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N class | 2-8-2 | N 110 – N 139, N 400 – N 432 §, N 450 – N 499 § | North British Locomotive Company (50) VR Newport Workshops (33) | 1925–1966 | 83 | 1 |
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S class | 4-6-2 | S 300 – S 303 | VR Newport Workshops | 1928–1954 | 4 | 0 |
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D3 class | 4-6-0 | D3 604, D3 606 – D3 699 | VR Newport Workshops | 1929–1974 | 94 | 14 |
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X class | 2-8-2 | X 27 – X 55 | VR Newport Workshops | 1929–1960 | 29 | 1 |
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H class | 4-8-4 | H 220 | VR Newport Workshops | 1941–1956 | 1 | 1 |
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R class | 4-6-4 | R 700 – R 769 | North British Locomotive Company | 1951–1974 | 70 | 7 |
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J class | 2-8-0 | J 500 – J 559 | Vulcan Foundry | 1954–1978 | 60 | 11 |
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Garratt locomotives | ||||||||
G class | 2-6-0+0-6-2 | G 41 – G 42 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1926–1964 | 2 | 1 |
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Petrol/Diesel Electric Locomotives | ||||||||
F class | 0-6-0 DE | F 310 – F 319, SEC 1 – SEC 6 F 201 – F 216 § | Dick, Kerr & Co. | 1951–1987 | 16 | 6 |
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B class | Co-Co | B 60 – B 85 | Clyde Engineering | 1952–Current | 26 | 10 |
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T class | Bo-Bo | T 320 – T 413 | Clyde Engineering | 1955–Current | 94 | 36 |
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S class | Co-Co | S 300 – S 317 | Clyde Engineering | 1957–Current | 18 | 12 |
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Y class | Bo-Bo | Y 101 – Y 175 | Clyde Engineering | 1963–Current | 75 | 31 |
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X class | Co-Co | X 31 – X 54 | Clyde Engineering | 1966–Current | 24 | 11 |
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H class | Bo-Bo | H 1 – H 5 | Clyde Engineering | 1968–2020 | 5 | 4 |
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C class | Co-Co | C 501 – C 510 | Clyde Engineering | 1977–Current | 10 | 10 |
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A class | Co-Co | A 60 – A 85 | Clyde Engineering | 1984–Current | 11 | 5 |
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G class | Co-Co | G 511 – G 543 | Clyde Engineering | 1984–Current | 33 | 31 |
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P class | Bo-Bo | P 11– P 23 | Clyde Engineering | 1984–Current | 13 | 13 |
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N class | Co-Co | N 451 – N 475 | Clyde Engineering | 1985–Current | 25 | 25 |
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XR class | Co-Co | XR 550 – XR 559 | South Dynon Workshops | 2002–Current | 9 | 9 |
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XRB class | Co-Co | XRB 560 – XRB 562 | South Dynon Workshops | 2005–Current | 3 | 3 |
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VL class | Co-Co | VL351 – VL362 | Avteq | 2007–Current | 12 | 12 |
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Petrol/Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives | ||||||||
M class | 0-6-0 DH | M 231 – M 232 | VR Newport Workshops | 1959–? | 2 | 1 |
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W class | 0-6-0 DH | W 241 – W 267 | Tulloch Limited | 1959–1989 | 27 | 5 |
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V class | 0-4-0 DH | V 56 | VR Newport Workshops | 1960–1992 | 1 | 1 |
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Petrol/Diesel Mechanical Locomotives | ||||||||
RT class | 4w PM 4w DM | RT 1 – RT 54 | VR Newport Workshops | 1932–Current | 54 | ? |
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Electric Locomotives | ||||||||
No. 1100 & 1101 | Bo-Bo | 1100 – 1101 | VR Newport Workshops | 1923–1954 | 2 | 0 |
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E class | Bo-Bo | E 1102 – E 1111 | VR Newport Workshops & VR Jolimont Workshops | 1928–1983 | 10 | 4 |
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L class | Co-Co | L 1150 – L 1174 | English Electric | 1953–1987 | 25 | 4 |
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Other | ||||||||
RTL class | – | RTL 1 | Western Star Trucks | 1995–Current | 1 | 1 |
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Image | Class | Wheel arrangement | Fleet number(s) | Manufacturer | Years in service | Quantity made | Quantity remaining | Comments |
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‡ Loco numbers pre class letter
§ Renumbering
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