"Y" Class
The "Y" Class locomotive, built by Clyde Engineering in the 60s, was a general purpose diesel-electric locomotive which utilised the bogies and motors retrieved from scrapped 'Swing Door' suburban EMU sets. Mainly used for shunting operations and branch line services, they were also occasionally used on mainline goods and pass services. The power of these units is 640hp. More Information.
Y102 is now owned by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC). Last sighted 10th November 2024 Down light engine leading T382, running return cabrides from SRHC's yard to the mainline.
Y109 features "El Zorro's" 'grey, orange and yellow' livery. Y109's car body has been replaced with Y145's, thus it has been renumbered Y145. It is now owned by the Yarra Valley Railway (YVR).
Last sighted 22nd January 2010 stabled, latched to an ex-West Coast Railway brake van, Ballarat North Workshops front stabling yard.
Y115 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Regional Connect. Last sighted 11th February 2005 shunting, North Dynon yard, Melbourne.
Y119 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery however the 'Freight Australia' logos have been covered with 'Pacific National' logos. It is now owned by Regional Connect. Last sighted 29th April 2023 stabled, Seymour Railway Heritage Centre.
Y127 now refeatures "V/line" 'tangerine' livery. It is owned and operated by 707 Operations. Last sighted 11th March 2024 stabled, Newport workshops yard sidings, Steamrail Victoria, Newport Workshops open days, Newport.
Y129 now features "Public Transport Victoria's" 'violet, white and yellow' livery. It is owned by V/Line Passenger. Last sighted 13th January 2025 idle, Southern Cross station sidings, Melbourne.
Y133 in original Victorian Railways "VR" 'blue and yellow' livery. It is owned by Victrack Heritage and allocated to the Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR). Last sighted 30th November 2019 Down light engine, Castlemaine (VGR) yard sidings.
Y135 features original Victorian Railways "VR" 'blue and yellow' livery with 'SGR' logos. Once owned by South Gippsland Railway, it is now owned by the Yarra Valley Railway (YVR). Last sighted 4th March 2006 stabled, Korumburra station stabling yards.
Y137 still in "V/line" 'tangerine' livery. It is owned by Victrack Heritage and allocated to the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS). It is on static display in the Australian Railway Historical Society museum, Newport.
Y142 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR). Last sighted 30th November 2019 Down light engine (dead attached), leading T385 and T386, Victorian Goldfields Railway yard sidings, Castlemaine.
Y145 has been scrapped. The car body of Y145 was used to rebuild Y109, thus Y109 has been renumbered Y145. Last sighted 3rd June 2005, El Zorro maintenence yard, Newport, Melbourne.
Y147 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Victorian Goldfields Railway.
Last sighted 30th November 2019 Down light engine (dead attached), leading Y157 and Y142 (both also dead attached), T385 and T386, Victorian Goldfields Railway yard sidings, Castlemaine.
Y151 now features "Regional Connect" 'green and grey' livery (not pictured). It is now owned by Regional Connect. Last sighted 3rd July 2005 stabled, standard gauge turntable, South Dynon yard, Melbourne.
Y156 now features "Public Transport Victoria's" 'violet, white and yellow' livery. It is owned by V/Line Passenger. Last sighted 13th January 2025 shunting a pass car, Southern Cross station sidings, Melbourne.
Y157 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR). Last sighted 30th November 2019 Down light engine (dead attached), leading T385 and T386, Victorian Goldfields Railway yard sidings, Castlemaine.
Y159 features original Victorian Railways "VR" 'blue and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Daylesford Spa Country Railway. Last sighted 26th December 2004 stabled, Daylesford station platform sidings.
Y161 now features "Public Transport Victoria's" 'violet, white and yellow' livery (not pictured). It is owned by V/Line Passenger. Last sighted 2nd February 2005 idle, Spencer St. station yard, Melbourne.
Y163 now features "Public Transport Victoria's" 'violet, white and yellow' livery. It is owned by V/Line Passenger. Last sighted 10th February 2025 transferring empty cars, departing platform 3, Southern Cross station, Melbourne.
Y164 features original Victorian Railways "VR" 'blue and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Victrack Heritage and allocated to Steamrail Victoria. Last sighted 11th May 2013 stabled, Steamrail Ballarat's, Ballarat East yard leading a gondola. Photo courtesy Steamrail Victoria.
Y165 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery however the 'Freight Australia' logos have been covered with 'Pacific National' logos. Last sighted 2nd November 2007 stabled, Tottenham yard sidings, Melbourne.
Y168 still features "V/line" 'tangerine' livery. It is now owned and operated by Diesel Electric Rail Motor Association of Victoria Inc (DERMPAV). Last sighted 28th August 2011 stabled, latched to a brake van and Metro "X'Trapolis" car transfers, Ballarat North workshops front stabling yard.
Y169 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Regional Connect. Last sighted 13th July 2005 idle, North Dynon Yard, Melbourne.
Y171 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Regional Connect. Last sighted 2nd December 2005 Down freight hauling empty log flats, leaving freight sidings opposite North Shore station.
Y174 features "Freight Australia" 'green and yellow' livery. It is now owned by Regional Connect. This Locomotive has remote control capabilities. Last sighted 6th March 2005 idle, South Dynon yard, Melbourne.
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