List of Victorian locomotive classes

This is a list of Victorian locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive that have worked on railways in Victoria.

The majority of Victorian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Victorian Railways (VR). Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on VR mainline operations after 25 May 1972 - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.

Other significant operators include the State Transport Authority (STA), the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the Public Transport Corporation (PTC), V/Line, Freight Victoria/Freight Australia (FA), and Pacific National (PN). Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Victoria.

Locomotives (Early private companies) Image Class Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber(s) Manufacturer Yearsin service Numbermade Numberremaining Comments Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company (M&HBR) Ballast wagon powered by pile driver components Pile driver engine Robertson, Martin & Smith 1854 1 0 Built for the construction of the first railway as ordered locos had not arrived yet 2-2-2 Langlands foundry & Robertson, Martin & Smith 1854–1857 1 0 Built for the opening of the first railway as ordered locos had not arrived yet Sold for railway construction Melbourne, Meteor, Rapid, Sandridge, St Kilda, Victoria, Yarra, 1268, 1269 and 1458 Robert Stephenson & Co.954–957, 1080, 1183, 1184, 1268, 1269, 1458 1854–1865 10 0 7 to 1 to 2 to Pier Donkey Robert Stephenson & Co.1177 1858–1865 1 0 To Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company (G&MR) Ariel Walker & Munro, Geelong 1855–1860 1 0 To Victorian Railways Oberon, Sirocco, Titania, Typhoon Robert Stephenson & Co. (2)1006, 1007Stothert & Slaughter, Bristol (2) 1856–1860 4 0 All to Victorian Railways Cyclone, Hurricane R&W Hawthorn925, 926 1857–1860 2 0 All to Victorian Railways Goliath, Hercules, Samson, R&W Hawthorn927–930 1857–1860 4 0 2 to Victorian Railways 1 to 1 sold for railway construction St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company (SK&BRC) Melbourne, Yarra Robert Stephenson & Co.954, 957 1862–1865* 2 0 All ex- *From 1862 used by , but still owned by SK&BRC All to Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company (M&SRC) / Kew, Victoria, 1378* Robert Stephenson & Co.956, 1377, 1378 1858–1862 3* 0 Ex- 2 to *#1378 could not be paid for and sold for railway construction Hercules R&W Hawthorn928 1858–1862 1 0 Ex- To Hawthorn, Richmond George England & Co.160, 161 1862 2 0 All to Melbourne Railway Company (MRC) // Melbourne*, Kew, Prahran, Victoria, Windsor, Yarra* Robert Stephenson & Co.954, 956, 957, 1377, 1459, 1460 1862–1865 6* 0 3 ex- 1 ex- All to *Melbourne & Yarra owned by but used by MRC Hercules R&W Hawthorn928 1862–1865 1 0 Ex- To Hawthorn, Richmond George England & Co.160, 161 1862–1865 2 0 All ex- All to Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company (M&ER) Essendon, #459* Slaughter, Gruning & Co.458, 459* 1862–1864 2* 0 To SAR to become E 13 *#459 not used and sold to SAR to become E 10 Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company (M&HBUR) // 1 – 4, 6 – 16, 19,Melbourne, Kew, Meteor, Prahran, Rapid, Sandridge, St Kilda, Toorak, , Windsor, Yarra Robert Stephenson & Co.954–957, 1080, 1183, 1184, 1268, 1269, 1377, 1458–1460, 1620, 1802, 1803, 1991 1865–1878 17 0 2 ex 4 ex 7 ex 1 sold for wool pressing 5 sold for railway construction 11 to Victorian Railways South Suburban system (later N class) Hercules R&W Hawthorn928 1865–1869 1 0 Ex- Sold for railway construction 5, 24, Robert Stephenson & Co.1177, 2220 1865–1878 2 0 1 ex All to Victorian Railways 17 – 18,Hawthorn, Richmond George England & Co.160, 161 1865–1877 2 0 All ex- 2 sold for railway construction 20 – 23, 25 – 26 Robert Stephenson & Co.1995, 2123, 2130, 2214, 2328, 2329 1871–1878 6 0 All to Victorian Railways as C class

Locomotives (Victorian Railways and successors)

Image Class Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber(s) Manufacturer Yearsin service Numbermade Numberremaining Comments Tank locomotives C class VR South Suburban system1 – 4, 17, 18, 20 – 23, 25 – 38VRC 42,C 262 – C 310 (even only) Robert Stephenson & Co. (6)Phoenix Foundry (12)Robertson Bros. (8) 1878–1918 26 0 VR South Suburban system 6 ex-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 20 new 26 to Victorian Railways as C class VR All scrapped class 701 – 721, 723 – 729 (odd only), 731 – 750, 772 – 796(even only) 250 – 287 § VR Newport Workshops 1908–1932 58 0 2 converted to DD class 38 converted to D4 class 18 scrapped D4 class D4 250 – D4 287 VR Newport Workshops 1929–1962 38 1 1 at Newport Railway Museum 38 scrapped E class E 12, E 34, E 36, E 346 – E 394 (even only),E 426 – E 460 (even only),E 472 – E 520 (even only), later Unclassed 236 (ex E 506) David Munro (25)Kitson & Co (1)Phoenix Foundry (45) 1889–1954 71 1 24 converted to EE class 20 converted to South Australian Railways M class 1 at Newport Railway Museum EE class EE 34,EE 348 – EE 518 (various),EE350 – EE390 (various) §,E 350 – E 353,E 355 – E 357,E 359, E 361 – E 367,E 369 – E 381, E 390 Phoenix Foundry (5)VR Newport Workshops (24) 1893–1966 29 2 1 at Newport Railway Museum 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway F class (Motor) F 172 – F 184 (evens only) VR Newport Workshops 1910–1929 7 1 1 at Newport Railway Museum Ariel Walker & Munro, Geelong 1860–1864 1 0 Ex- Sold as pumping engine 19, 21,Goliath, Samson R&W Hawthorn927–930 1860–? 2 0 All ex- 1 sold to private company tramway 1 used as stationary engine 34 – 40 (even only),Oberon, Sirocco, Titania, Typhoon Robert Stephenson & Co. (2)1006, 1007Stothert & Slaughter, Bristol (2) 1860–? 4 0 All ex- 1 sold to private company tramway 1 sold for railway construction 2 used as stationary engine 42, 44,Cyclone, Hurricane R&W Hawthorn925, 926 1860–? 2 0 All ex- All used as stationary engine L class 16 – 25 †L 14 – L 32 (even only) George England & Co. (7)Slaughter, Gruning & Co. (3) 1861–1906 10 0 All scrapped M class 40 ‡,210 – 238 (even only) ‡,M 40,M 210 – M 240 (even only),M 312 – M 320 (even only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1)Phoenix Foundry (21) 1879–1905 22 0 All converted to ME class ME class M 40,M 210 – M 240 (even only),M 312 – M 320 (even only) VR Newport Workshops 1900–1922 22 0 All kept original 'M' class plates All scrapped VR South Suburban system5, 24,VR Robert Stephenson & Co.1177, 2220 1878–c1904 2 0 VR South Suburban system All ex All to Victorian Railways (unclassed) VR 1 sold for railway construction 1 scrapped N class VR South Suburban system1, 6 – 16, 19VRN 242 – N 260 (even only) Robert Stephenson & Co. 1878–1906 11 0 VR South Suburban system All ex-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 1 disposal unknown 10 to Victorian Railways as N class VR 1 sold to Langlands & Co. 4 sold for railway construction 5 scrapped NA class 1 A – 17 A Baldwin Locomotive Works (2)VR Newport Workshops (15) 1898–1973 17 6 6 at the Puffing Billy Railway Z class Z 522, Z 524 Phoenix Foundry 1893–1911 2 0 All scrapped Z class Z 526 VR Newport Workshops 1893–1978 1 1 At Scienceworks Museum Tender locomotives No. 1 1 †, 12, 528 George England & Co. 1859–1890,1893–1904 1 0 Sold 1890, bought back 1893 Scrapped No. 100(E class) 100 †‡, E 100, 100 VR Williamstown Workshops 1872–1916 1 0 Scrapped No. 103& 105 103, 105 VR Williamstown Workshops 1873–1924 2 0 All scrapped- Old A class 190 – 208 (even only) ‡,A 190 – A 208 (even only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1884–1924 10 0 All scrapped New A class A 396 – A 424 (even only) Phoenix Foundry 1889–1925 15 0 All scrapped AA class AA530 – AA558 (even only),AA562 – AA570 (even only),AA74 – AA77 §,AA82 – AA86 (even only) § Phoenix Foundry 1900–1932 20 0 All scrapped A2 class A2 572 – A2 1082 (various),A1 800 – A1 877 (various),A2 816 – A2 999 § VR Ballarat North Workshops (5)VR Bendigo Workshops (5)VR Newport Workshops (175) 1907–1964 185 5 Saturated steam boilers were classed A1 until converted to superheater 2 at Newport Railway Museum 1 at Steamrail 1 in Echuca 1 in Reservoir B class 32 – 51 †,64 – 69 †,82 – 87 †,46 – 96 (even only) ‡,102 – 112 (even only) ‡,186 ‡, 188 ‡,B 46 – B 80 (even only),B 84 – B 90 (even only),B 94, B 96,B 102 – B 112 (even only),B 186, B 188 Beyer, Peacock & Co. (19)Phoenix Foundry (2)R&W Hawthorn (13) 1862–1917 34 0 All scrapped C class C 1 – C 26 VR Newport Workshops 1918–1962 26 1 1 at Newport Railway Museum 25 scrapped 'Rogers'(D class) 162, 164 Rogers Locomotive Works 1877–1907 2 0 All scrapped D class D 82, D 92, D 122,D 242, D 244, D 248,D 250, D 260,D 322 – D 344 (even only),D 190 §, D 191 §, D 194 § Phoenix Foundry 1887–1928 20 0 All scrapped DD class DD873 – DD 912,DD 943 – DD 982,DD 1013 – DD 1052,DD 500 – DD 799 § Baldwin Locomotive Works (20)Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20)Phoenix Foundry (7)Thompson Foundry (40)VR Ballarat North Workshops (8)VR Bendigo Workshops (8)VR Newport Workshops (138)Walkers Limited (20)? (2) 1902– 263 0 141 converted to D1 82 converted to D2 11 converted to D3 29 scrapped D1 class D1 500 – D1 703 (various) Ex-DD class –1960 141 0 25 converted to D2 10 converted to D3 105 scrapped D2 class D2 580 – D2 604,D2 615,D2 700 – D2 799 Ex-DD class –1962 107 1 73 converted to D3 1 at Newport Railway Museum 33 scrapped D3 class D3 604, D3 606 – D3 699 VR Newport Workshops 1929–1974 94 14 1 at Newport Railway Museum 6 at Steamrail 2 at Victorian Goldfields Railway 1 in Ballarat North 1 in Bayswater 1 in Lismore 1 in Seymour 1 in Swan Hill 80 scrapped F class 98‡126 – 144 (even only)‡,166 – 184 (even only) ‡,F 98,F 126 – F 144 (even only),F 166 – F 184 (even only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1)Phoenix Foundry (20) 1874–1922 21 0 7 converted to F class (motors) 14 scrapped G class 38 ‡, 44 ‡,G 38, G 44 VR Williamstown Workshops 1877–1904 2 0 All scrapped H class 146 – 160 (even only) ‡,H 146 – H 160 (even only) Phoenix Foundry 1877–1916 8 0 All scrapped H class H 220 VR Newport Workshops 1941–1956 1 1 1 at Newport Railway Museum J class 2 – 6 †,2 – 10 (even only) ‡,J 2 – J 10 (even only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1860–1916 5 0 All scrapped J class J 500 – J 559 Vulcan Foundry 1954–1978 60 11 1 at 707 Operations 1 at Newport Railway Museum 2 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 1 at Victorian Goldfields Railway 2 at Yarra Valley Railway 1 in Dimboola 1 in Donald 1 in Mulwala 1 in Noojee 49 scrapped K class 114 – 124 (even only) ‡,K 114 – K 124 (even only) Phoenix Foundry 1874–1905 6 0 All scrapped K class K 100 – K 109, K 140 – K 192 § VR Newport Workshops 1922–1979 53 21 1 at Locomotive Restoration Group 4 at Mornington Railway 1 at Newport Railway Museum 1 at Seymour Railway Heritage Centre 5 at Steamrail 2 at Victorian Goldfields Railway 1 in Hamilton 1 in Korumburra 1 in Mildura 1 in Numurkah 1 in Wonthaggi 1 in Wycheproof 1 in Yarragon 32 scrapped N class N 110 – N 139,N 400 – N 432 §,N 450 – N 499 § North British Locomotive Company (50)VR Newport Workshops (33) 1925–1966 83 1 10 converted to South Australian Railways 750 class 1 at Newport Railway Museum 72 scrapped O class 26 – 31 †,52 – 63 †,70 – 81 †,88 †, 89 †,19 – 81 (odd only) ‡,127 – 149 (odd only) ‡,O 19 – O 81 (odd only),O 127 – O 149 (odd only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (11)Phoenix Foundry (7)Robert Stephenson & Co. (12)Slaughter, Gruning & Co. (6)VR Williamstown Workshops (2)Yorkshire Engine Co. (6) 1862–1922 44 0 All scrapped P class 5 – 9 †,1 – 9 (odd only) ‡,P 1 – P 9 (odd only) Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1860–1921 5 0 All scrapped Q class 83 – 101 (odd only) ‡,Q 83 – Q 101 (odd only) Phoenix Foundry 1873–1908 10 0 All scrapped 'Belgian' R class 237 – 245 (odd only) ‡,R 237 – R 245 (odd only) Société de Saint-Léonard 1883–1920 5 0