V/Line P class

V/Line P class
V/Line P11 at Southern Cross in September 2010
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderClyde Engineering, Somerton
ModelEMD G18HBR
Build date1984-1985
Total produced13
Specifications
Gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 8-645E
GeneratorEMD D15ER
Traction motorsEMD D29
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output820 kW (1,100 hp)
Career
OperatorsV/Line, Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Number in class13
NumbersP11-P23
PreservedOne: P20
Current ownerV/Line
Southern Shorthaul Railroad
Disposition5 in service, 7 stored and 1 preserved

The P class are a class of diesel locomotives rebuilt from T class locomotives by Clyde Engineering, Somerton for V/Line in 1984–1985.