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Tasmanian Government Railways V class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1948· class of 14 Australian C diesel-mechanical locomotives
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what is it?
The Tasmanian Government Railways V class are a class of diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
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 78 years ago, in 1948.
- Served for 52 years (1948–2000).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1948
- in service from
- 1948
- retired
- 2000
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 14
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Vulcan Foundry, Tasmanian Government Railways, Drewry Car Co.
- operators
- Tasmanian Government Railways, Emu Bay Railway, Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23023829, Wikipedia: Tasmanian Government Railways V class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.