Victorian Railways Y class (diesel)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Model	EMD G6B
Build date	1963–1968
Total produced	75

Victorian Railways Y class
Victorian Railways Y class
	Y129 in current PTV / V/Line livery at Southern Cross station
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Clyde Engineering, Granville
Model	EMD G6B
Build date	1963–1968
Total produced	75
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Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Loco weight	65 t
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	EMD 6-567C (first 50); EMD 6-645 (last 25)
Engine type	V6 2-stroke
Aspiration	Naturally aspirated
Generator	EMD D25E
Traction motors	General Electric 237
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	65 km/h (40 mph);; Y175 upgraded to 95 km/h (59 mph)
Power output	480 kW (640 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	Victorian Railways
Number in class	75
Numbers	Y101–Y175
First run	1963
Preserved	Y127, Y133, Y135, Y137, Y159, Y164
Current owner	Pacific National; V/Line; Newport Railway Museum; Ettamogah Rail Hub; Steamrail Victoria; 707 Operations
Disposition	17 in service, 6 preserved, 8 stored, 43 scrapped

The Y class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1963 and 1968.