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The T class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1955 and 1968.

Victorian Railways T class
T385 and T363 pulling an overhead inspection carriage passing Laburnum Station
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Clyde Engineering Granville Model EMD G8 Build date 1955–1968 Total produced 94
Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)–1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover T320–T398, T413: EMD 8-567C T399–T412: EMD 8-645E
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 94 Numbers T320–T413 Delivered 2 August 1955 Preserved T320, T333, T334, T341, T342, T356, T357, T364, T367, T375, T378, T382, T395, T411, T413 Current owner CFCL Australia Pacific National Qube Logistics SCT Logistics Southern Shorthaul Railroad Disposition 15 in service, 15 preserved, 5 rebuilt as H class 13 rebuilt as P class, 4 rebuilt as CK class, 36 scrapped, 5 sold, and 7 stored

History

In July 1954, the Victorian Railways placed an order with Clyde Engineering for 25 (later extended to 27) diesel electric Electro-Motive Diesel G8 locomotives to partially dieselise country branch lines.[1][2][3][4]

In June 1959, the first of an additional ten entered service. Although mechanically similar to the first batch, they differed by having a cab raised above the hood line.[5] A further ten entered service from December 1961.[6]

In September 1965, the first of an order for 32 was delivered. These differed by having a lower nose.[7] A final order for 19 was delivered from April 1967.[8] The last five were built with an extra 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) of ballast weight for improved adhesion and low speed controls for use as shunting locomotives in Melbourne. These were reclassified as the H class shortly after being delivered.[9]

In July 1969, an additional flat top unit was purchased second hand from Australian Portland Cement who had ordered it for use at its narrow gauge Fyansford Cement Works Railway, Geelong in 1956. Although outwardly similar to the original T class units, it was fitted with dynamic brakes, and became a regular on the steeply graded Cudgewa line.[3]

Although ordered as branch line locomotives, as branch lines began to close, they were often used on main line services.

In 1984/85, Martin & King, Somerton rebuilt 13 flat tops as P class locomotives. This involved a new cab and carbody, replacing the EMD 8-567C engine with an EMD 8-645E, replacement of the main generator and traction motors, and provision of a separate head end power generator.[10]

Many were withdrawn in the late 1980s with the arrival of the G class locomotives. In October 1992, six low nose locomotives were sold to Australian National with five entering service as the CK class as shunters and bankers in Adelaide. All were included in the sale of Australian National to Australian Southern Railroad in November 1997. One was resold to SCT Logistics with the remaining four operating on the narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula Railway as at January 2014.[11][12]

Others were sold to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia, El Zorro, Great Northern Rail Services, SCT Logistics, Southern Shorthaul Railroad, and West Coast Railway. A number of the T class have been preserved.[13]

Those remaining with V/Line Freight were included in the sale to Freight Australia and in 2000, some stored examples were reactivated and fitted with standard gauge bogies to haul grain services in southern New South Wales.[14] These passed with the Freight Australia business to Pacific National in August 2004.

Subtypes

The class can be divided into three main styles by appearance:

• Flat tops: T320-T346 (first order). Based on Electro-Motive Diesel G8 locomotive design, this order had a low cab and roof.[3][15]
• High cabs: T347-T356 and T357-T366 (second and third orders). They differed from the flat tops by having a high cab but were mechanically similar. The 3rd order had an altered radiator design.[5][6][16][17]
• Low nose: T367-T386, T387-T396, T397-T406 and T407 to T417 (fourth to seventh orders). The fourth order introduced a new low nose that provided greater driver visibility, and a more modern generator. The sixth order introduced the newer EMD 645E engine, replacing the older EMD 567 used before.[7][8][18][19][20][21]
  • The H class diesel electric locomotive were part of the seventh T class order (numbered T413-T417 at delivery) but renumbered shortly after delivery.[9][22]
• T413: Built in 1956 for the narrow gauge Fyansford Cement Works Railway, Geelong as D1, without marker lights and with stock EMD footplates. In 1969, it was sold to Victorian Railways, renumbered T413 and had its footplates replaced with similar ones to those already on their pre-existing Ts and marker lights added.
• T414: Built in November 1956 as DE02 for BHP, was used at their Iron Knob and Whyalla Steelworks. Was not included in Morrison-Knudsen rebuild program like the rest of the class. In 2006 it was sold to SCT Logistics and rebuilt with a cab similar to those on the fourth and fifth generation Ts (controls laid out for long-end leading), and renumbered T414.[23][24][25]

Status table

Key:	In Service	Withdrawn	Preserved	Converted	Scrapped

Locomotive	Entered service	Withdrawn	Scrapped	Livery	Current status	Name	Owner(s)	Gauge	Notes
T320 (1st order)	Tuesday, 2 August 1955	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (1996)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Allocated to SRHC
T321	Monday, 22 August 1955	May 1986	February 1990	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T322	Monday, 12 September 1955	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Sold		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Sold as stationary generator
T323	Monday, 26 September 1955	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Sold		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Sold as stationary generator
T324	Monday, 28 November 1955	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Sold		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Sold as stationary generator
T325	Monday, 19 December 1955	May 1986	May 1989	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T326	Monday, 28 May 1956	May 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt as P23 (1984-1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T327	Monday, 28 May 1956	December 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt as P17 (1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T328	Monday, 18 June 1956	September 1985		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P22 (1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T329	Monday, 18 June 1956	June 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P12 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T330	Monday, 2 July 1956	August 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P14 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T331	Monday, 2 July 1956	March 1985		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P19 (1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T332	Sunday, 22 July 1956	November 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P16 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T333	Sunday, 22 July 1956	July 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Victorian Goldfields Railway (2007)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T334	Sunday, 19 August 1956	December 1989		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Mornington Railway Preservation Society (2003)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Was Ozride pink locomotive
T335	Sunday, 19 August 1956	May 1989	1989	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T336	Wednesday, 9 May 1956	May 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P11 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T337	Sunday, 23 September 1956	May 1985		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P20 (1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T338	Sunday, 23 September 1956	June 1985		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P21 (1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T339	Sunday, 7 October 1956	February 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P18 (1984-1985)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T340	Tuesday, 30 October 1956	July 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P13 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T341	Sunday, 4 November 1956	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Out of Traffic - Overhaul		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T342	Sunday, 11 November 1956	September 1989		VR Blue and Gold	Under restoration		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), APM Maryvale (????), GSRS t/as Victorian Railways (1994 to current day)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T343	Sunday, 9 December 1956	May 1986		VR Blue and Gold	Sold		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Bob White Electrix (1986)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Sold as stationary generator
T344	Sunday, 9 December 1956	October 1984		VR Blue and Gold	Rebuilt - P15 (1984)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T345	Sunday, 23 December 1956			SCT Red, White and Black	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail (1994), SCT (2004)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Laverton SCT Shunter
T346	Sunday, 23 December 1956	May 1986	May 1989	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T347 (2nd order)	Monday, 22 June 1959	March 1988	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T348	Wednesday, 15 July 1959	June 1988	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Engine upgraded to EMD 8-645E, mid-1980s
T349	Monday, 3 August 1959	August 1988	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T350	Monday, 24 August 1959	May 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T351	Monday, 14 September 1959	September 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T352	Tuesday, 29 September 1959	June 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T353	Monday, 19 October 1959	May 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T354	Monday, 9 November 1959	October 1988	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T355	Monday, 30 November 1959	June 1988	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T356	Monday, 14 December 1959	December 1988		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2001)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Allocated to Steamrail Victoria
T357 (3rd order)	Thursday, 14 December 1961	December 1988		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2003)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Allocated to Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC)
T358	Friday, 22 December 1961	March 1989	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T359	Thursday, 8 February 1962	March 1989	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T360	Friday, 23 February 1962	November 1989	1993[26][better source needed]	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Rebuilt with low-nose cab following incident at Portland
T361	Thursday, 8 March 1962	March 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T362	Monday, 19 March 1962	August 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T363	Monday, 2 April 1962			SSR Yellow and Black	In service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (2000), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T364	Tuesday, 24 April 1962	June 1989		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (2001)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Allocated to Steamrail Victoria
T365	Monday, 7 May 1962	November 1988	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T366	Monday, 21 May 1962	May 1988	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T367 (4th order)	Monday, 10 February 1964	September 1989		V/Line Orange and Grey	Preserved - Static		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), VicTrack Heritage (1994)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Allocated to Newport Railway Museum
T368	Wednesday, 26 February 1964	July 1992	Unknown	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T369	Thursday, 12 March 1964			Watco Black & Yellow	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2004), Watco Australia (2021)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T370	Wednesday, 25 March 1964	Unknown	Unknown	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T371	Monday, 13 April 1964			PN Blue and Yellow	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T372	Thursday, 14 May 1964	September 1989	Unknown	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T373	Thursday, 28 May 1964			CFCLA Silver and Blue	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2007)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T374	Tuesday, 9 June 1964	January 2015	2015	Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Scrapped at North Geelong
T375	Wednesday, 24 June 1964	July 1992		V/Line Orange and Grey	Preserved - Static		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Privately Owned (1992)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Displayed at either Echuca or Torumbarry
T376	Thursday, 9 July 1964			Watco Black & Yellow	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2007)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T377	Thursday, 30 July 1964			Watco Black & Yellow	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2005)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T378	Tuesday, 11 August 1964	June 1990		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (2007)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Engine upgraded to EMD 8-645E, mid-1980s
T379	Tuesday, 25 August 1964		December 2021	PN Blue and Yellow	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T380	Wednesday, 9 September 1964	November 1990	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T381	Wednesday, 23 September 1964			SSR Yellow and Black	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (1994), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2005)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T382	Saturday, 3 October 1964			VR Blue and Gold	Preserved-operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (????), Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (????)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T383	Thursday, 15 October 1964			Cootes Green and Yellow	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Great Northern Rail Services (????), Rail Technical Services (2004), Greentrains Pty Ltd (2009)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T384	Thursday, 29 October 1964	July 1992	Unknown	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T385	Saturday, 14 November 1964			SSR Yellow and Black	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), West Coast Railway (2000), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2014)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T386	Thursday, 26 November 1964			SSR Yellow and Black	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), El Zorro (2005), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2014)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Officially scrapped 1996, parts sold to Ray Evans, rebuilt for El Zorro
T387 (5th order)	Saturday, 4 September 1965			CFCLA Silver and Blue	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Yorke Peninsula Railway (1995), Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (2003), 707 Operations (2019)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Ex Yorke Peninsula Tourist Railway. Sold to 707 Operations for future standard gauge tours.
T388	Saturday, 25 September 1965			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage (2015)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T389	Saturday, 9 October 1965	August 1989	Unknown	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T390	Tuesday, 26 October 1965			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T391	Friday, 5 November 1965	September 1989	July 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T392	Tuesday, 16 November 1965			PN Blue and Yellow	In Service		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Converted from standard gauge to broad gauge in June 2019
T393	Thursday, 25 November 1965	June 1992	July 1996	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T394	Saturday, 4 December 1965	June 1989	July 1996	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T395	Tuesday, 14 December 1965	February 1992		Steamrail Victoria			VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Steamrail Victoria (2004)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Has full length hand rails
T396	Thursday, 23 December 1965	January 2015	2015	Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Scrapped at North Geelong
T397 (6th order)	Saturday, 3 December 1966	June 1992	Unknown	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T398	Thursday, 15 December 1966	June 1989	March 1992	VR Blue and Gold	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T399	Saturday, 1 April 1967			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T400	Thursday, 13 April 1967	2019	June 2019	PN Blue and Yellow	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Scrapped at South Dynon in June 2019.
T401	Friday, 28 April 1967	July 1992		V/Line Orange and Grey	Rebuilt - CK1 (1992)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T402	Saturday, 20 May 1967			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T403	Friday, 2 June 1967	July 1992		V/Line Orange and Grey	Sold - 1992		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Sold to AN for spare parts for CK class locos rebuilds.
T404	Thursday, 22 June 1967			SCT Red White and Black	In Service	Mick Smith	VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992 as CK2), SCT (2006 as T404)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Adelaide SCT Shunter
T405	Monday, 3 July 1967	July 1992		V/Line Orange and Grey	Rebuilt - CK3 (1992)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????)
T406	Thursday, 13 July 1967	July 1992		V/Line Orange and Grey	Rebuilt - CK4 (1992)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T407 (7th order)	Wednesday, 27 September 1967	July 1992		V/Line Orange and grey	Rebuilt - CK5 (1992)		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Australian National (1992), Genesee and Wyoming Australia (????)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T408	Friday, 11 October 1968			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		Pacific National - Rural and Bulk	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T409	Sunday, 20 October 1968			Freight Australia Green and Yellow with PN Logos	Stored		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004)	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
T410	Sunday, 3 November 1968	July 1992	July 1996	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), V/Line Freight (1995)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T411	Friday, 15 November 1968	July 1992		VR Blue and Gold	Preserved - Operational		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), Mornington Railway Preservation Society (1993[27])	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
T412	Monday, 25 November 1968	September 1989	March 1992	V/Line Orange and Grey	Scrapped		VR (Built), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
D1 / T413 (2nd)	1955	December 1987		VR Blue and Gold	Under Overhaul.	Steve Gibson	Australian Portland Cement (1956), VR (1969), VicRail (1976), V/Line (1983), T413 Preservation group/Plan R/707 operations inc (1987)	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	The first heritage diesel in Victoria to be fitted with ICE radio. Only T class with Dynamic Braking.
DE02 / T414 (2nd)	November 1956			SCT Red, White and Black	In Service	Georgia McKinnon		1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Adelaide SCT Shunter

Model Railways

HO scale

Since 2005, various plastic, ready-to-run models of the T Class series of engines have been available.

Flat-top engines

Bendigo Rail Models (BRM), selling through Auscision, released a model of the first series T Class locomotive in 2013. The first release was exclusively locomotives in the VR Blue livery, with variants for the periods 1955–1957, 1957-1970 and 1970–1980, and in both weathered and clean versions. All locomotives were fitted with full-depth valences; these effectively hid components which would later be made visible with the release of the P Class engines. In late 2015, a second run of the engines was produced, this time with mostly cutaway valance types and in many more schemes.

Locomotive	T320-T346, 413
Bendigo Rail Models 1st Release[28]	T320-327, 331–333, 335, 338, 340, 341, 346, 413 all VR
Bendigo Rail Models 2nd Release[29]	T321, 333, 342, 345, 413 VR, also 413 as preserved; 345 GNR, 342 APM Yellow, 334 OzRide, 342 El Zorro, 345 SCT.

High and low-nose engines

Austrains released the first ready-to-run plastic model of the T Class diesel locomotive in late 2005, following the successful release of their X Class range of locomotives. The original price point was $239.00 per engine.[30] The run was announced as just Series 2 and 3 locomotives (orders 3 to 7) in VR Blue, V/Line orange and CK locomotives in AN Green. Later announcements expanded the range to include some engines in Freight Australia green, H Class engines, and in 2007, a run of West Coast Railway locomotives. The latter of these were offered at $120.00 each, partially because of an error at the design stage where the low-nose type livery sketches had accidentally been applied to CK bodies with thin steps.

In May 2007, Auscision released a series of T Class locomotives in CFCLA's blue and silver scheme, and SSR's yellow and black scheme. These were repainted Austrains models, produced at the same factory with the same tooling, but in the Auscision box with a Certificate of Authenticity confirming that each engine was one of the batch of 200 for that identity. At the time it was made clear that those two colour schemes will not be released again by any manufacturer.[31] The engines retailed for $249.00 each.

At some point between 2007 and 2009, Austrains re-ran the T Class model, with new numbers and upgrades including metal handrails.[32] The new run included VR Blue, Freight Australia and Great Northern. It may also have included V/Line Orange units, but with the same numbers as the first run so it is difficult to be certain.

Powerline's variant of the T Class was an entirely new model - the first for the then-new management of the company, with no parts recycled from previous models. A new mechanism was developed in India to make use of the 5 pole skew wound, twin flywheel system, and as has since become standard, the unit was fitted with all-wheel drive and all-wheel electrical pickup. RP-25 110 wheels were made standard. The units were also fitted with DCC decoders and NEM "dunny seat" couplers as standard, although Kadee metal couplers are included in every box. Each unit was also fitted with separately-applied detail parts like handrails, brake hoses and grilles, giving a much higher level of detail than previous models. The first run was to include initial releases of the VR and V/Line liveries on both body types, and high nose West Coast Railway and low nose Freight Australia schemes.[33] An offer was made to customers, that if they paid $50 upfront, they would receive their model(s) for $198.00. As of 2015, the recommended retail price $295.00.[34] The engines were due to be released in 2004, but production line delays caused the announcement to be pushed back to October 2004, and the final release to early 2007.[35] Because of the parallel development and release schedules between Austrains and Powerline, the company adopted the marketing slogan, "DO NOT BUY ANY OTHER T CLASS UNTIL YOU SEE OUR T CLASS". The final product is slightly smaller in all dimensions than the Austrains units, and Powerline has claimed that all dimensions bar some valence and handrail measurements are within 0.5mm.[35] To cover for variants, some engines were released with decals to alter pilot stripes. Valence units were also released separately, to allow purchasers to modify or replace those provided.

A second Powerline production run was hinted at in early 2006 and announced in mid 2007 with new models in new schemes.[36] The second run also included a different electronics system because of reported reliability issues with the DCC chip in the first run. The new chip was marketed as having increased memory capacity. Advanced orders were being accepted from mid-2008, with a down-payment of $75.00 and a total purchase price of $220.00.[37] Delivery took place in October 2009.[38]

SDS Models 1st Release of the retooled Austrains T class due to be released in 2020 with the T2 series new tooling (T347-T356) and T-3, T-4, T-5 and H class in both VR and V/line with others coming later on. with a prepaid price of $245 for DC and $365 for DCC Sound

To date, no models of T347-T356 have been released in ready-to-run plastic, though it is possible to mix/match parts between the BRM model and the High-Nose model to achieve a workable result. Additionally, locomotive T414 ex DE02 has never been released, but may be achievable by mixing BRM and Low-Nose components.

Locomotive	T357-T366	T367-T396	T397-T412	H1-H5	CK1-CK5
Auscision[31]	T363 SSR	T377 CFCLA, T381 SSR, T387 CFCLA
Austrains 1st Release[39][40]	T357 VR, T362 V/Line, T363 WCR, T364 V/Line, T365 VR	T377 VR, T368 V/Line, T369 WCR, T385 VR, T387 V/Line, T379 FA, T385 WCR, T392 FA*
Austrains 2nd Release[32]	T358 VR, T359 VR	T375 VR, T374 FA, 377 GNR, T378 FA, 381 GNR	T408 VR	H2 VR, H4 V/Line, H5 FA	CK2 AN, CK5 AN
Powerline 1st Release[41]	T357 VR, T359 VR, T363 WCR, T364 V/Line, T366 V/Line	T367 VR, T375 V/Line, T388 FA, T393 V/Line, T395 VR	T400 FA
Powerline 2nd Release[36]	T358 VR, T360 VR	T369 WCR, 373 GNR, T385 WCR, T386 V/Line, T387 YPR	T403 VR	H1 FA, H2 V/Line, H3 VR
Powerline 3rd Release[42]		T370 VR, T371 VR, T381 VR, T383 VR
SDS Models 1st Release[43]	T358 VR, T360 VR, T365 VR, T357 VR, T361 VR, T362 VR, T366 VR, T359 VR, T362 V/line, T363 V/line	T368 VR, T 384 VR, T360 VR, T391 VR, T371 VR, T379 VR, T370 V/line, T396 V/line	T403 VR, T410 VR, T411 VR, T405 VR, T 407 VR, T402 V/line, T409 Vline	H2 VR, H5 VR	CKs in the next run

• T392 marked on order page as T393, corrected by 3 January 2005.[44]

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