V/Line N class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in),; 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	18.87 m (61 ft 11 in)
Loco weight	123 tonnes (121 long tons; 136 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	6,800 L (1,500 imp gal; 1,800 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	625 L (137 imp gal; 165 US gal)
Coolant cap.	882 L (194 imp gal; 233 US gal)
Prime mover	Order 1: EMD 12-645E3C; Order 2: EMD 12-645E3B
RPM range	300–904
Engine type	Two-stroke diesel
Generator	EMD AR10-JJD-D18; Some converted to AR10-CA5
Traction motors	EMD D77; (Originally built with D43)

V/Line N Class
V/Line N Class
	N458 on a Swan Hill service to Southern Cross speeds past near Sunbury station, ; September 2020
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Somerton
Model	EMD JT22HC-2
Build date	1985–1987
Total produced	25
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in),; 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	18.87 m (61 ft 11 in)
Loco weight	123 tonnes (121 long tons; 136 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	6,800 L (1,500 imp gal; 1,800 US gal)
Lubricant cap.	625 L (137 imp gal; 165 US gal)
Coolant cap.	882 L (194 imp gal; 233 US gal)
Prime mover	Order 1: EMD 12-645E3C; Order 2: EMD 12-645E3B
RPM range	300–904
Engine type	Two-stroke diesel
Generator	EMD AR10-JJD-D18; Some converted to AR10-CA5
Traction motors	EMD D77; (Originally built with D43)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Power output	1,846 kW (2,476 hp)
Tractive effort	Starting: 289 kN (65,000 lbf); Continuous: 260 kN (58,000 lbf) at 21 km/h (13 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	V/Line, SSR
Number in class	25
Numbers	N451-N475
Nicknames	Dog bones
First run	1985
Current owner	V/Line
Disposition	25 in service

The N Class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering in Somerton for V/Line between 1985 and 1987.