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Leyland railmotor
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Leyland Motors· from 1925· class of 4 Australian railcars
what is it?
The Leyland railmotor (also known at the Double-Ended Railmotor) was introduced by the Victorian Railways in 1925. After the success of the AEC railmotor, the Victorian Railways wanted a more powerful and comfortable vehicle for longer journeys.
who runs it
base stats
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 101 years ago, in 1925.
- 12.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 29 years (1925–1954).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1925
- in service from
- 1925
- retired
- 1954
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- multiple unit
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Leyland Motors, Victorian Railways
- designer
- Victorian Railways
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- 75 kW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- length
- 12.8 m
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6538080, Wikipedia: Leyland railmotor (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.