"A2" Class
The "A2" Class 4-6-0 type steam locomotive, was an express passenger locomotive entirely designed and built by the Victorian Railways, operating from 1907 to 1963. More Information.
A2 884
A2 899
A2 884 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
A2 908
A2 899 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
A2 910
A2 908 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
A2 947
A2 910 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
A2 964
A2 947 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
A2 986
A2 964 is on static display in a park reserve in Reservoir.
A2 986 is owned by Steamrail Victoria. Once on display
at a park reserve in Warragul, it has now been restored.
Last sighted 26th May 2024 Up Pass leading K153 (pulling),
with S301 and T356 trailing (pushing), departing Ballarat station.
A2 995
A2 996
A2 995 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
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It is unclear who owns A2 996 and what is planned for this locomotive. Last sighted 23rd January 2006 stabled, Echuca station stabling siding. |
"C" Class
The "C" Class steam locomotive.
C7
C10
C7 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
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C10 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"D" Class
The "D" Class steam locomotive.
D1 564
D2 604
D1 564 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
D3 608
D2 604 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
D3 619
D3 608 sits stored at Ballarat East yard.
It is unclear what lays ahead for this locomotive.
D3 635
D3 619 is owned by the Bendigo City Council and is
currently stored at Bendigo locomotive depot (SSR) Yard
Sidings. It is unclear what is planned for this locomotive.
D3 638
D3 635 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
D3 639
D3 638 sits stored at Ballarat East yard.
It is unclear what lays ahead for this locomotive.
D3 640
D3 639 is owned and operated by Steamrail Victoria. Originally D3 658, it took the number D3 639
due to replacing it as the commissioner's locomotive.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 Up Freight
leading a Steamrail Victoria photo run with K190, a flat, motorail, 3 vans and a guard's van,
Newport workshops yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
D3 641
D3 640 is owned by the Swan Hill Rural City Council and
is on static display in the Pioneer Settlement, Swan Hill.
D3 646
D3 641 sits stored at Ballarat East yard.
It is unclear what lays ahead for this locomotive.
D3 647
D3 646, once on static display at Maryborough station, is owned by the
Victorian Goldfields Railway. It is to be rebuilt and put back into service.
Last sighted 25th December 2006 stabled, Maldon station stabling yard.
D3 653
D3 647 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
D3 658
D3 653 is on static display at Ballarat Workshops (Alstom).
D3 666
D3 658 is owned and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 15th September 2007 Up Pass, leaving
Caulfield station on a steamrail charter special.
D3 671
D3 666 is on static display at a park reserve in Bayswater.
D3 677
D3 671 is on static display at Grimwade Park, Lismore.
D3 684
D3 677 is owned by Steamrail Victoria and stored at Newport Workshops.
Original photo Steve Ford,
courtesy Steamrail Victoria.
D3 684 is on static display at a park near Seymour station.
D3 688
D4 268
D3 688 sits stored at Ballarat East yard.
It is unclear what lays ahead for this locomotive.
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D4 268 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"E" Class
The "E" Class steam locomotive.
E236
E369
E236 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
E371
E369 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
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E371 is owned by the Victorian Goldfields Railway and is on static display at Maldon station. |
"F" Class
The "F" Class steam locomotive.
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F176 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"H" Class
The "H" Class steam locomotive.
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H220, known as 'Heavy Harry' is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. As its name implies, this was the heaviest steam locomotive in operation in Victoria. It was only used on certain lines as it was spreading track and sagging bridges. |
"J" Class
The 1st series of "J" Class steam locomotives (J500 - J529) were coal fired. The 2nd series of "J" Class steam locomotives (J530 - J559) were oil fired.
J507
J512
J507 is on static display at a park reserve in Mulwala, New South
Wales. (Just across the border from Yarrawonga, Victoria).
J515
J512 is owned by Seymour Railway Heritage
Centre and is currently undergoing restoration.
Last sighted 22nd June 2007 stored,
Seymour Railway Heritage Centre storage yards.
J524
J515 is owned and by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre and currently
leased to Victorian Goldfields Railway.
Last sighted 13th June 2009
Down Pass trailing J541, leaving Castlemaine station on a VGR
special to celebrate Maldon - Castlemaine Railway's 125th Anniversary.
J536
J524 is on static display at the Lions community train park in Donald.
J539
J536, once on static display at Colac station, is currently being
restored by 707 Operations.
Last sighted 12th February 2005
trailing T376, T413 & pass cars, leading Connex transfers on an
up special passing Ballarat East, being transferred to Melbourne.
J541
J539 is on static display at a park reserve in Dimboola.
J549
J541 is owned by a private syndicate, which includes
Yarra Valley Railway members and the railway itself.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 stored (under overhaul), Steamrail Victoria
workshops, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
J549 is owned and operated by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
Last sighted 10th December 2017 Up Pass, passing through Maldon.
J550
J559
J550 is on static display at a park reserve in Warragul.
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J559 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"K" Class
The "K" Class steam locomotive.
K100
K100 is actually K153 which was renumbered and cosmetically altered to look like a first series K
class locomotive, to celebrate 100 years since the first K class locomotive was built. It is owned
and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 29th May 2022 Down Pass, trailing a Ballarat
heritage weekend Steamrail Victoria shuttle with Y112 leading, passing through Ballarat East.
K140
K140 is actually K153 which was renumbered as K100. K100 was renumbered K140 in its later
working life. It is owned and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 Up
Freight with a Steamrail Victoria photo run leading K183, a flat, motorail, 3 vans and a guard's
van, Newport workshops yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
K143
K151
K143 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
K153
K151 is owned by Steamrail Victoria
and stored at Newport Workshops.
Original photo Steve Ford,
courtesy Steamrail Victoria.
K153 is owned and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 26th May 2024 Up Pass trailing A2 986 (pulling),
with S301 and T356 trailing (pushing), departing Ballarat station.
K157
K159
K157 is owned by the Victorian Goldfields Railway. It is unclear
whether this locomotive is to be rebuilt or to be used as parts for K160.
Last sighted 25th December 2006 stabled, Maldon station stabling yard.
K160
K159 is owned by Mornington Railway.
Last sighted 18th February 2006 stored,
Moorooduc station stabling yard sidings.
K162
K160 is owned and operated by the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 stored (under overhaul), Steamrail Victoria
workshops, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
K163
K162 (featuring 'painted on' roadplates as K183,)
is on static display at a park reserve in Yarragon.
K165
K163 is owned and operated by Mornington Railway.
Last sighted 18th February 2006 idle,
Moorooduc station stabling yard sidings.
K167
K165 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
K169
K167 is on static display on a road at the front of
Wycheproof's turntable. Latched behind it is a ZD van.
K174
K169 is on static display at the Coal Creek Heritage Village in Korumburra.
K175
K174's frame is being used with parts of other
locomotives by Mornington Railway to rebuild
this locomotive. When it is finished it will retain
it's number but will be named 'City of Ararat'.
K176
K175 is on static display at a park reserve in Mildura.
Photo courtesy John Porter.
K177
K176 is owned by Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
and stored near the Seymour turntable.
K181
K177 is a composite locomotive built to replace K159
taken from this site at Hamilton by Mornington Railway
for parts. This locomotive now consists of parts of
K177, K174, and K159. The frame being K177's.
K183
K181 is on static display at a park reserve in Numurkah.
K183 is owned by the Victorian Government
and managed and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 Down light engine, Newport workshops
yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
K184
K190
K184 is owned by Steamrail Victoria and is
currently in storage. Photo courtesy Rod Williams.
K190 features 'crimson' red livery. It is owned by VicTrack and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 Up Freight with a Steamrail Victoria photo run trailing
D3 639, leading a flat, motorail, 3 vans and a guard's van, Newport workshops
yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
K191
K192
K191 is owned by Mornington Railway.
Last sighted 18th February 2006 stored,
Moorooduc station stabling yard sidings.
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"N" Class
The "N" Class steam locomotive.
N121
N410
N121 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
N430
N410 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
N432
N430 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
N458
N432 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
N466
N458 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
N499
N466 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
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N499 has been scrapped. Original photo Wal Jack, courtesy Pete Perry. |
"R" Class
The original "R" Class steam locomotives, referred to as "Old R", were 0-6-0 locomotives built around the 1880s by various companies including Bayer Peacock, Pheonix Foundry Ballarat and a Belgian firm, eventually altogether assigned road numbers 300 - 350 in 1923. The new 'R' class locomotive was introduced to replace the aging A2 class steam locomotives. 70 locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company Limited of Glasgow, Scotland and assigned road numbers 700 - 769. Of these, only 7 were not scrapped.
R151
R317
R151 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
R700
R317 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Public Record Office Victoria.
R701
R700 is owned by Steamrail Victoria and currently stored with no future plans for restoration.
It is pictured cosmetically restored for the Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open
days, 2024.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 stored latched to M231, Newport workshops
yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
R704
R701 has been scrapped.
Pictured is a public domain Victorian Railways
publicity photograph of R701, 1951, courtesy Wikipedia.
R706
R704 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
R707
R706 has been scrapped.
Photo courtesy Frank Hinde.
R707, named 'City of Melbourne', is owned
and operated by Seven-0-Seven Operations.
Last sighted 26th May 2024 Up Pass leading N459 and A66,
returning from Sea Lake on a 'Grainlander' tour, climbing Warrenheip bank.
R711
R711, named 'Spirit of Bendigo', is owned and operated
by Steamrail Victoria. It has been converted to oil burning.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 idle, Newport workshops yard
sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
R719
R737
R719 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
R752
R737 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
R756
R752 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
R761
R756 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
R761 is owned and operated by Steamrail Victoria.
Last sighted 11th March 2024 stabled, Newport workshops yard
sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
R766
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R766 is owned by Hunter Valley Tourist Railway. It is (pictured) undergoing conversion at Newport workshops to standard gauge for use with the Hunter Valley Tourist Railway in New South Wales. Last sighted 18th March 2006 stabled, Steamrail open day Newport workshops. |
"T" Class
The "T" Class steam locomotive.
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T94 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"X" Class
The "X" Class steam locomotive.
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X36 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society) and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum. |
"Y" Class
The "Y" Class steam locomotive.
Y106
Y108
Y106 has been scrapped.
Original photo Wal Jack,
courtesy Pete Perry.
Y112
Y108 is owned by AHRS (Australian Historical Railway Society)
and is on static display in their North Williamstown railway museum.
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Y112, once on static display outside the Civic Center in Ballarat, is owned by Sovereign Hill Museums Association and operated by Steamrail Victoria. Last sighted 11th March 2024 stored (under overhaul), Steamrail Victoria workshops, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport. |
"Z" Class
The "Z" Class steam locomotive.
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Z526 was the only Z class locomotive built. Once converted to a steam crane, it was rebuilt back to a tank locomotive. It usually resides at the "Scienceworks" Museum, Spotswood. Last sighted 13th March 2016 stabled, Steamrail open day, Newport workshops sidings. |