Victorian Railways rail tractor

Victorian Railways Rail Tractor
RT 20 in Swan Hill, featuring the Freight Australia livery
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-mechanical
BuilderNewport Workshops, Ballarat North Workshops, Aresco
Total produced54
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-0DM
 • UIC1A
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), some are 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheelbase10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Length:
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 • Over couplers20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
Height11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Loco weight9.75 t (9.60 long tons; 10.75 short tons) to 10.4 t (10.2 long tons; 11.5 short tons)
Prime moverFordson
Engine typediesel
Performance figures
Maximum speed15 km/h (9.3 mph)
Power output40.3 to 51.8 hp (30.1 to 38.6 kW)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways and successors
ClassRT
Numbers1-54
First run1932
Current ownerPacific National
Disposition6 preserved, 22 stored, 26 scrapped

The Victorian Railways rail tractors are a fleet of small shunting units used by the Victorian Railways of Australia for moving railway wagons at country stations and in private sidings. Varying in power output and size, they generally consist of an agricultural tractor engine on top of a four-wheeled steel rail wagon frame, recycled from scrapped four-wheel goods wagons.

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