Victorian Railways T class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering; Granville
Model	EMD G8
Build date	1955–1968
Total produced	94

Victorian Railways T class
Victorian Railways T class
	T385 and T363 pulling an overhead inspection carriage passing Laburnum Station
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering; Granville
Model	EMD G8
Build date	1955–1968
Total produced	94
Gauge
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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Operators
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, T392, T395, T411, T413
Current owner	Pacific National; SCT Logistics; Southern Shorthaul Railroad; Watco Australia; VicTrack Heritage; Various Heritage Groups
Disposition	15 in service, 16 preserved, 5 rebuilt as H class 13 rebuilt as P class, 4 rebuilt as CK class, 36 scrapped, 5 sold, and 7 stored

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

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