Victorian Railway rail tractor
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RT 20 in Swan Hill, featuring Freight Australia livery
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Performance figures |
Maximum speed |
15 km/h (9.3 mph) |
Power output |
40.3 to 51.8 hp (30.1 to 38.6 kW) |
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Career |
Number in class |
11 |
Numbers |
RT 1 - 54 |
First run |
1952 |
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The Victorian Railways rail tractors are a small shunting unit used by the Victorian Railways of Australia for moving railway wagons in at country stations and private sidings. Varying in power output and size, they are agricultural tractors on top of a four wheeled steel rail wagon frame.[1] Unit 54 is a one off unit acquired from the Portland Harbour Trust who used it on their private siding.
These shunters (except RT 54) are not fitted with air brakes but are through piped to enable them to be worked dead as part of a normal train.[2] Units currently authorised to operate on Victorian tracks are RT 3-40, 42-43 and 45-53; the second group being more powerful, and all being permitted to travel at 15 km/h maximum.[2] Units RT 18, 28 and 43 have been gauge converted and transferred to Sydney for use on the construction of the Epping to Chatswood railway.[3]
See also
References
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Locomotives and rolling stock of the Victorian Railways, predecessors and successors
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Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company |
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Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company |
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Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company |
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Melbourne Railway Company |
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Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company |
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Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, F.C. Christy period (1858-1870) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W. Meikle period (1871-1877) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, S. Mirls period (1878-1890) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.D. Smith period (1877, 1890-1893) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, T.H. Woodroffe period (1893-1912) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W.M. Shannon period (1912-1919) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.E. Smith period (1919-1928) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, N.C. Harris period (1928-1933) |
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Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.C. Ahlston period (1933-1955) |
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Diesel-electric |
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Diesel-hydraulic |
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Rail tractor |
- RT class 0-4-0 (1952)
- LT4 0-4-0
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Electric |
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Railmotors |
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Road transferrable locomotives |
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Suburban electric |
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Passenger carriages |
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Freight vehicles by type |
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Freight vehicles by traffic |
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Vans |
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2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Narrow gauge |
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Other |
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Named or significant trains |
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