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Victorian Railways L class
L1162 (L class locomotive) at Newport Workshops, March 2022
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderEnglish Electric
(Dick, Kerr & Co, Stafford)
Serial number1884 to 1900
1919 to 1926
Build date1953–1954
Total produced25
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo-Co
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Wheel diameter3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm)
Length59 ft (17.98 m)
Loco weight97 long tons 1 cwt (217,400 lb or 98.6 t)
Electric system/s1.5 kV Direct Current Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors6 × English Electric Model 519
Performance figures
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)
Power output2,400 hp (1,790 kW)
Tractive effort47,000 lbf (209.1 kN) starting
25,200 lbf (112.1 kN) continuous
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class25
NumbersL1150–L1174
First runFebruary 1953
Last run13 June 1987
PreservedL1150, L1160, L1162, L1169
Disposition4 preserved, 21 scrapped

The Victorian Railways L class was a class of electric locomotives built by English Electric and operated by the Victorian Railways and later V/Line from 1953 until 1987 primarily on the Gippsland line. They were the only class of main line electric locomotive operated in Victoria.

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