Z1152 (Martin Thobaven)
Locomotive numbers: Z1151-1153
Model Number:
| Type | Diesel-Mechanical |
| Introduced | 1953 |
| Number in class | 3 |
| Manufacturer | Robert Stevenson |
| Gauge | Narrow |
| Axles | C |
| Length | 5.75 m |
| Mass | 15 t |
| Engine | Gardner 8LW |
| Transmission | Wilson ? |
| Power | 105 kW / 140 HP |
| Tractive effort | 40 / ? kN |
| Speed | 28 / ? km/h |
The Z class were used early on for shunting at jetties, in the south
of
the state.
Named locomotives:
| Z1151 | Steamtown Peterborough |
| Z1152 | Hotham Valley Railway Society |
| Z1153 | Golden Mile Loopline Railway |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| Z1151 | 7736-2401 | 10/1953 | Preserved - operational |
| Z1152 | 7737-2402 | 11/1953 | Preserved - operational |
| Z1153 | 7738-2403 | 11/1953 | Preserved - operational |
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