E1101 (VicRail)
E1106 (Stephen Cleverdon)
| Locomotive numbers: | E1100-1101 (1st series) E1102-1111 (2nd series) |
Model Number:
| Type | Electric (1500V DC) |
| Introduced | 1923 |
| Number in class | 12 |
| Manufacturer | Victorian Railways |
| Gauge | Broad |
| Axles | Bo-Bo |
| Length | 11.07 m (1st series) 11.95 m (2nd series) |
| Mass | 50 t (1st series) 56 t (2nd series) |
| Electrical equipment | GE |
| Traction motors | GE 237A |
| Power | 460 kW / 600 HP |
| Tractive effort | 108 / 63 kN |
| Speed | 65 / 25 km/h |
The E class were the first non-steam locomotives on the Victorian (and for that matter any Australian) railways. With the work on electrifying Melbourne's suburban network, the E class was used for shunting, and for suburban goods work. The first series was nicknamed the "Steeple Cabs" and the second series "Butterboxes". Both first series locos were scrapped in the 1950's. Some of the second series survived into early 1980's before being withdrawn.
Preserved locomotives:
| E1102 | ARHS-North Williamstown Museum |
| E1106 | Steamrail Victoria |
| E1108 | Steamrail Victoria |
| E1109 | Steamrail Victoria |
| Loco | In Service | Comments |
| E1100 | 7-1923 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped 1955 |
| E1101 | 8-1923 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped 1955 |
| E1102 | 12-1928 | Withdrawn 1983 Preserved |
| E1103 | 6-1929 | Withdrawn 1980 Scrapped 1985 |
| E1104 | 7-1929 | Withdrawn 1980 Scrapped 1981 |
| E1105 | 7-1929 | Withdrawn 1980 Scrapped 1981 |
| E1106 | ? | Withdrawn ? Preserved |
| E1107 | 9-1929 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped 1985 |
| E1108 | 10-1929 | Withdrawn 1981 Preserved |
| E1109 | ? | Withdrawn ? Preserved |
| E1110 | 11-1929 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped 1985 |
| E1111 | 12-1929 | Withdrawn 1990 Scrapped ? |
Introduction
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