Victorian Railways L class

Victorian Railways L class
L1150 (L class locomotive) at Newport Railway Museum, September 2022
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder English Electric (Dick, Kerr & Co, Stafford) Serial number 1884 to 1900 1919 to 1926 Build date 1953–1954 Total produced 25
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co-Co Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Wheel diameter 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) Length 59 ft (17.98 m) Loco weight 97 long tons 1 cwt (217,400 lb or 98.6 t) Electric system/s 1.5 kV Direct Current Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 6 × English Electric Model 519
Performance figures Maximum speed 75 mph (121 km/h) Power output 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) Tractive effort 47,000 lbf (209.1 kN) starting 25,200 lbf (112.1 kN) continuous
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 25 Numbers L1150–L1174 First run February 1953 Last run 13 June 1987 Preserved L1150, L1160, L1162, L1169 Disposition 4 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.