102hp Walker railmotor

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102hp Walker Railmotor

Image:102hp walker railmotor.jpg 102hp Walker railmotor
Power type	Diesel
Designer	Walker Bros.
Builder	Walker Bros. (Power Unit), Martin & King (Body), Victorian Railways (Assemble).
Build date	1948-55
Total production	13
Length	16.60m
Locomotive weight	18.00t
Top speed	70km/h
Power output	102 hp

The 102hp Walker railmotor were a diesel railcar operated by the Victorian Railways in Australia.

After the Second World War, the Victorian Railways undertook a major rebuilding program known as "Operation Phoenix". One of the first tasks was the upgrading of passenger services on country branch lines, through the replacement of 23 wooden bodied railmotors built in the 1920s, and the withdrawal of steam locomotive hauled mixed trains. An initial order of six 153hp railcars, twelve 102hp railcars and twelve 280hp railcars from Walker Brothers in Wigan, England was placed, this was extended to include a further 102hp railmotor, being the delivered into revenue service on Wednesday, 26 January 1955.

Thirteen 102hp units were built in total.^[1]

The power units and controls were shipped out from England and the car bodies built locally by Martin & King in Malvern, with the finished units assembled at Newport Workshops.

[edit] Status

Railmotor	Entered service	Withdrawn	Scraped	Current Status
1RM	Thursday, 4 March 1948		Sunday, 19 November 1972	Scrapped
2RM	Sunday, 14 March 1948
3RM	Friday, 6 August 1948
4RM	Tuesday, 15 February 1949
5RM	Wednesday, 1 June 1949		Sunday, 24 February 1974	Scrapped
6RM	Thursday, 23 June 1949
7RM	Friday, 22 July 1949	Monday, 3 April 1978	N/A	Stored at Daylesford Spa Country Railway
8RM	Monday, 26 September 1949
9RM	Monday, 10 October 1949		Tuesday, 1 June 1976	Scrapped
10RM	Friday, 4 November 1949
11RM	Tuesday, 20 December 1949
12RM	Friday, 10 February 1950		1980	Scrapped
13RM	Wednesday, 26 January 1955

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