Y Class locomotive
Y Class locomotive
For the Victorian Railways the Y Class becomes the second most numerous diesel class in its fleet and they became the standard shunting loco. They worked in every yard on the system and also filled an important role as power for branchline trains. The drivers controls were set up for long end running and the long end was designated as No. 1 end. The first 50 were equipped with 6 cylinder E.M.D. 567 engines but the last 25 had 6 cylinder E.M.D. 645 engines, the only time a 6 cylinder, E.M.D. 645 engine was used in locomotive service anywhere in the world. An interesting feature of the Y Class was that the bogies came off scrapped swing door motors, this limits their speed to 65 kph.
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Their controls were specially designed for shunting, the loco brake was of a "self lapping" type which made for instantaneous brake action, perfect for shunting and the throttle was so wired that the loco moved the instant the throttle was moved away from idle, again, perfect for shunting.
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Y 127
Y 127 entered service in May 1965 with the Victorian Railways and had a long and varied career. In the 1990’s Seven-0-Seven Operations Y 127 entered parted of our fleet, mainly working within our Newport Depot, however Y 127 does on special occasions venture out for mainline heritage trains.
Most recently Y 127 has had an ICE radio installed and over 2023 was repainted into V/Line orange and grey livery, following many years in its unique red and black Seven-O-Seven Operations livery.
