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A Class

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A Class locomotive A66 near Southern Cross station, Melbourne, 20 December 2017.

Road numbers:

A66, A70, A78

 

Operator:

Pacific National (A78); Southern Shorthaul Railroad (A70); V/Line Passenger (A66, A70)

 

Gauge:

1600 mm

 

Year of entry into service:

1984

 

Number built:

11

 

Model:

AAT22C-2R

 

Manufacturer:

Clyde Engineering

 

Manufacturing location:

Rosewater, SA

 

Engine:

EMD 645E3B

 

Traction power:

1679 kW

 

Wheel arrangement:

Co-Co

 

Weight:

117.6 t

 

Length:

18.1 m

Eleven members of the former Victorian Railways B Class were rebuilt as the A Class in 1984 and 1985 for passenger service. Most of the A Class units were later used in freight operations, although some remained dedicated to passenger train work.

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