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Specifications
Specifications
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in); 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	EMD 8-645E
Generator	EMD D15ER
Traction motors	EMD D29

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Somerton
Model	EMD G18HBR
Build date	1984-1985
Total produced	13

V/Line P class
V/Line P class
	V/Line P11 at Southern Cross in September 2010
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Somerton
Model	EMD G18HBR
Build date	1984-1985
Total produced	13
Gauge
Specifications
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in); 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	EMD 8-645E
Generator	EMD D15ER
Traction motors	EMD D29
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	820 kW (1,100 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	V/Line, Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Number in class	13
Numbers	P11-P23
Preserved	One: P20
Current owner	V/Line; Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Disposition	5 in service, 7 stored and 1 preserved

The P class are a class of diesel locomotives rebuilt from T class locomotives by Clyde Engineering, Somerton for V/Line in 1984–1985.

History

V/Line P12 at North Melbourne in August 2007

The P class were rebuilt from Victorian Railways first series T class locomotives by Clyde Engineering for V/line. The rebuild 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 the inclusion a head end power (HEP) generator.

In the early 1980's, V/line were looking to modernize Victorian passenger services. with the intended introduction of H type carriages, V/line needed a locomotive to pull them. it was decided that it was more economical to rebuild existing locomotives to modern specifications then completely new locomotives. V/line decided to rebuild first-series T Class locomotives to modern specifications. The reasons behind this were that the T class locomotives had become life expired and the frames of the locomotives had ample space to mount a HEP generator. 13 First series T classes would be rebuilt at Clyde Engineering's Somerton, Victoria plant to P class specifications. The rebuild 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 the inclusion of a head end power (HEP) generator.

When built, P class locomotives were most commonly used in either a push-pull mode with H type carriages or operated as single locomotives with a 3-4 carriage train. The P classes also saw use on revenue freight services. In freight service, the head end power was occasionally used for the powering of refrigerated containers.^[1]^[2]^[3] V/line originally intended to utilize the P classes on push-pull operations, with one locomotive permanently allocated to a single three or four car H set, with a driving cab installed on the non-locomotive end of that set.^{[citation needed]} This never eventuated as Harris motor cabs did not meet the standards of comfort and visibility required by newer regulations of the time.

Originally, all 13 of the class were in service with V/Line. However when the freight and passenger rail divisions of V/Line were separated in 1997, the class would be split between the divisions. P11 to P18 would see continued use by V/line whereas P19 to 23 would be inherited by Freight Australia for inter-modal traffic.^{[citation needed]}

By September 2017, all of V/Line's P class locomotives had been withdrawn from regular passenger service, having been replaced by the VLocity diesel multiple units.^[4] In 2019, Southern Shorthaul Railroad acquired five P class locomotives from V/Line. Initially the acquired units remained in V/Line livery, but with the V/Line logos removed and replaced with the SSR logo. Starting in 2022 the 5 units SSR had acquired at the time would be progressively repainted into the SSR Yellow and Black livery, with all units being painted by late 2023.^[5]

Up until November 2024 V/Line had retained P12, P13 and P15 for use as standby and for-hire locomotives, however SSR has since also acquired P12 and 15, leaving P13 as the only P class locomotive still owned by V/Line to date. As of 2024 Ettamogah Rail Hub has four P class locomotives stored, 2 of which were leased to Seymour Railway Heritage Centre where they would be reactivated and painted into the Victorian Railways blue and yellow paint scheme. P20 has gone into preservation with 707 Operations, having been donated the locomotive by Pacific National in January 2024.

Status table

Locomotive	Pre-conversion	Entered service (T)	Re-entered service (P)	Owner(s)	Current livery	Current status	Gauge	Notes
P11	T336	9 May 1956	5 June 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2019)^[6]	V/Line Mk3	In service, North Bendigo shunter	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Ran the last V/Line Sunbury passenger and Leongatha freight trains
P12	T329	18 June 1956	7 June 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2024)	V/Line Mk3	Stored Active	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Ran 707ops charted with R707 & P15 26th November 23
P13	T340	30 October 1956	10 July 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995)	V/Line Mk2	In service	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge	V/Line Passenger Standard Gauge Shunter
P14	T330	2 July 1956	1 August 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2019)^[6]	SSR Yellow and Black	In service	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
P15	T344	9 December 1956	22 October 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2024)	V/Line Mk3	Stored Active	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Ran 707ops Charter with R707 & P12 26 Dec 23
P16	T332	22 July 1956	23 November 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2019)^[6]	SSR Yellow and Black	In service	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
P17	T327	28 May 1956	19 December 1984	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2019)^[6]	SSR Yellow and Black	In service	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
P18	T339	7 October 1956	15 February 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Passenger (1995), Southern Shorthaul Railroad (2019)^[6]	SSR Yellow and Black	In service	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Ran both the last V/Line Leongatha and Sunbury passenger trains.
P19	T331	2 July 1956	26 March 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Ettamogah Rail Hub (2015)	Freight Australia Green and Yellow with Pacific National Logos	Stored	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
P20	T337	23 September 1956	29 May 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), 707 Operations (2023)	V/Line Orange and Grey	Preserved – Operational	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge	Noted as having revolving quartz halogen lights added at each end.^[7]^[8] Donated to 707 Operations in 2023 and returned to service on September 14, 2024.^[9]^[10]
P21	T338	23 September 1956	27 June 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Ettamogah Rail Hub (2015)	Freight Australia Green and Yellow with Pacific National Logos	Stored	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge
P22	T328	18 June 1956	11 September 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015) Ettamogah Rail Hub (2024)	VR Blue and Gold	operational	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge
P23	T326	28 May 1956	11 September 1985	V/Line (Rebuilt), V/Line Freight (1995), FV/FA (1999/2000), PN (2004), Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (2015) Ettamogah Rail Hub (2024)	VR Blue and Gold	operational	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge

References

^ "P class d/e locomotives". Victorian Railways. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "P Class (VIC)". Railpage. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "VICSIG". VICSIG. 19 April 2006. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ Costanzo, Karl (September 2017). "V/Line Cab Committee Report" (PDF). LocoLines. No. 69. RTBU Victoria Locomotive Division. pp. 26–27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Weekly Operational Notice 14/2019, p. 33
^ Newsrail June 1991 p189
^ Newsrail August 1991 p262
^ "Locomotive P 20 update". Facebook.com/707operations. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "P 20 update". Facebook.com/707operations. Retrieved 15 September 2024.