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Victorian Railways Y class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1885· class of 31 Australian 0-6-0 locomotives

Victorian Railways Y class, photo 1 of 9
1/9 Max Thum· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Victorian Railways Y class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 64 km/htop speed
  • built 31made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 141 years ago, in 1885.
  • 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 75 years (1888–1963).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1885–1889
in service from
1888
retired
1963
status
preserved
number built
31
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇦🇺 Australia
builders
Kitson and Company, Phoenix Foundry
operators
Victorian Railways
top speed
64 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
18.3 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7927294, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways Y class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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