W241 (Peter Willsher)
Locomotive numbers: W241-267
Model Number: 1-MS
| Type | Diesel-Hydraulic |
| Introduced | 1959 |
| Number in class | 27 |
| Manufacturer | Tulloch |
| Gauge | Broad, Standard |
| Axles | Co |
| Length | 9.34 m |
| Mass | 49 t |
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz MB820B, or Detroit Diesel 12V-149.9123 |
| Transmission | Krupp 2W1D46 |
| Power | 360 kW / 485 HP |
| Tractive effort | 120 / 132 kN |
| Speed | 32 / 8 km/h (was 64 km/h at one stage) |
The W class were used for shunting, primarily in the Melbourne area.
All
but two were on broad gauge. Their reliability was perhaps not as great
as
for some other classes, and this may be the reason why most of the
class were
scrapped. W266 was a demonstrator unit for the class, originally being
numbered
7101 by the SRA.
W266 and 267 were on standard gauge.
Both W241 and W244 have been leased in the past to
the West
Coast Railway as shunters.
W244 is in El Zorro livery.
Named locomotives:
| W241 |
Peter Steward |
This name came while under preservation.
Preserved locomotives:
| W241 | 707 Operations Ltd |
| W243 | ARHS-North Williamstown Museum |
| W244 | 707 Operations Ltd |
| W250 | Yarra Valley Tourist Railway |
| W255 | ARHS-North Williamstown Museum |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| W241 | 06 | 12/1959 | Withdrawn ? Preserved - operational Leased to El Zorro |
| W242 | 07 | 1/1960 | Withdrawn 1983 Scrapped ? |
| W243 | 08 | 2/1960 | Withdrawn 1985 Preserved |
| W244 | 09 | 3/1960 | Withdrawn ? Preserved - operational Leased to El Zorro |
| W245 | 10 | 3/1960 | Withdrawn 1981 Scrapped ? |
| W246 | 11 | 4/1960 | Withdrawn 1981 Scrapped ? |
| W247 | 12 | 5/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W248 | 13 | 5/1960 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped ? |
| W249 | 14 | 5/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W250 | 15 | 6/1960 | Withdrawn 1988 Preserved - operational |
| W251 | 16 | 6/1960 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped ? |
| W252 | 17 | 7/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W253 | 18 | 7/1960 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped ? |
| W254 | 19 | 7/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W255 | 20 | 8/1960 | Withdrawn 1989 Preserved |
| W256 | 22 | 8/1960 | Withdrawn 1978 Scrapped ? |
| W257 | 23 | 8/1960 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped ? |
| W258 | 24 | 9/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W259 | 25 | 9/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W260 | 26 | 10/1960 | Withdrawn ? Preserved at Tocumwal for a time Sold to El Zorro, not in service |
| W261 | 27 | 10/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W262 | 29 | 11/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W263 | 30 | 11/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W264 | 32 | 12/1960 | Withdrawn 1982 Scrapped ? |
| W265 | 31 | 12/1960 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? |
| W266 | 28 | 7/1961 | Withdrawn ? Scrapped ? Ex-7101 (Tulloch demo loco) |
| W267 | 36 | 12/1961 | Withdrawn 1979 Scrapped ? |