V/Line A class

Infobox Locomotive
name = V/Line A Class

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caption = V/Line owned locomotive A70 at Flinders Street Station
powertype = Diesel Electric
builder = Clyde-Engineering, Rosewater
gauge = RailGauge|1600|lk=on
length = 18.54 m
weight = 118.00 t
enginetype = EMD 12-645E3B
generator = EMD AR10-A4-D18 Replaced with CA5
tractionmotors = EMD D57/D78
topspeed = 133 km/h
poweroutput = 1846 kW (2510 hp)
numinclass = 11
roadnumber =
firstrundate =The V/Line A class are a bulldog nosed diesel electric locomotive rebuilt from B Class locomotives between 1982 and 1984 as part of the 'New Deal' reforms of passenger rail operations in Victoria, with 11 being so converted.cite book
author = Railmac Publications
title = Australian Fleetbooks: V/Line locomotives
publisher = Kitchner Press
year = 1992
isbn = 0 949817 76 7 ] A85 was regeared for 160km/h operation in 1986 for passenger train testing,cite journal
year = 1986
month = September
title = News
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society
pages = 24–27 ] but was reduced to the standard 134km/h gearing soon after.

The class originally appeared in the V/Line orange and tangerine scheme, except for A66 which was painted in a green and gold livery to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary in 1988, later appearing in a second special livery to advertise the Melbourne bid for the 1996 Olympic Games. Today the class appear in either the red and blue V/Line livery, and the green and yellow Freight Australia livery (with PN logos). Four locomotives are named after Australian rules football players in September 1984, while A60 was named after former railway commissioner Harold Clapp.

Four locomotives are currently in service with V/Line on passenger trains, and 7 with freight operator Pacific National.

Locomotives

References

* [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=locomotives&operator=V/Line%20Passenger Vicsig - V/Line Passenger Fleet]
* [http://www.victorianrailways.net/motive%20power/adie.html victorianrailways.net: A class information]