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Victorian Railways Dd class

Index Victorian Railways Dd class

The DD class (later reclassified into D1, D2 and D3 subclasses) was a passenger and mixed traffic steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1902 to 1974. [1]

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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction

Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror in which the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.

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Australian pound

The Australian pound (symbol £) was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 14 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar.

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Australian Railway Historical Society

The Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) aims to foster an interest in the railways, and record and preserve many facets of railway operations.

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Australian Railway History

Australian Railway History is a monthly magazine covering railway history in Australia published by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society on behalf of its seven state and territory Divisions.

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Baldwin Locomotive Works

The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956.

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Ballarat

Ballarat is a city located on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia.

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Ballarat North Workshops

Ballarat North Workshops is a Railway systems engineering facility located in the provincial city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Belgrave railway line

The Belgrave railway line is a broad-gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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Belpaire firebox

The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives.

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Bendigo Workshops

Bendigo Workshops is a railway workshop located in the provincial city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Beyer, Peacock and Company

Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester.

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Bob Hawke

Robert James Lee Hawke, (born 9 December 1929) is a former Australian politician who was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1983 to 1991.

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Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), also known formerly as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railroad incorporated in 1881.

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Century

A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is a period of 100 years.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

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Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive).

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EMD G8

The EMD G8 was a General Motors-built diesel-electric locomotive of which 382 were built between 1954 and 1965 for both export and domestic use.

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Frankston railway line

The Frankston railway line is a bayside suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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Glen Waverley railway line

The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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Government of Victoria

The Government of Victoria is the executive administrative authority of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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HO scale

HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot).

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Kew railway line

The Kew railway line was a former railway line in Melbourne, Australia.

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Kitson and Company

Kitson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Lilydale railway line

The Lilydale railway line is a commuter railway line in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, and is part of the Melbourne rail network operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Mildura

Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia.

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Mixed train

A mixed train is a train that hauls both passenger and freight cars or wagons.

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Mixed-traffic locomotive

A mixed-traffic locomotive is one designed to be capable of hauling both passenger trains and freight trains.

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Newlyn, Victoria

Newlyn, Victoria is a town in Shire of Hepburn, west-central Victoria, Australia.

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Newport Workshops

The Newport Railway Workshops is a facility in the Melbourne suburb of Newport, Australia, that builds, maintains and refurbishes railway rollingstock.

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O scale

O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling.

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On the Beach (2000 film)

On the Beach is a 2000 apocalyptic made-for-television film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward.

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Operation Phoenix (railway)

Operation Phoenix was a post-World War II rehabilitation program carried out by the Victorian Railways (VR) in Australia.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Pakenham railway line

The Pakenham line in Melbourne, Australia is a commuter rail passenger train service operating between Flinders Street in the Melbourne CBD and Pakenham in Melbourne's southeast.

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Phoenix Foundry

The Phoenix Foundry was a company that built steam locomotives and other industrial machinery in the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Post-war

A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the end of a war.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The Prime Minister of Australia (sometimes informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Australia.

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Richard Speight

Richard Speight (2 December 1838 – 19 September 1901) was an English-born commissioner of railways in the Australian state of Victoria, serving between 1883 and 1892.

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State Electricity Commission of Victoria

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV, ECV or SEC) is a government-owned electricity supplier in Victoria, Australia.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Superheater

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam.

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Swan Hill

Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River.

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Tank locomotive

A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender.

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The Overland

The Overland is an Australian passenger train service between Melbourne and Adelaide.

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Thomas James Tait

Sir Thomas James Tait (24 July 1864 – 25 July 1940) was a Canadian-born rail executive.

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Victorian Railways

The Victorian Railways operated in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983.

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Victorian Railways A2 class

The A2 class was an express passenger locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1907 to 1963.

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Victorian Railways AA class

The AA class was an express passenger locomotive that ran on the Victorian Railways between 1900 and 1932.

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Victorian Railways J class

The Victorian Railways J class was a branch line steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1954 and 1972.

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Victorian Railways K class

The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1922 to 1979.

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Victorian Railways N class

The N class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1925 to 1966.

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Victorian Railways T class

The T class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Victorian Railways between 1955 and 1968.

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Victorian Railways Y class (diesel)

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

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Werribee railway line

The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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William Irvine (Australian politician)

Sir William Hill Irvine, GCMG (6 July 1858 – 20 August 1943), Irish born-Australian politician and judge, was the 21st Premier of Victoria.

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Williamstown railway line

The Williamstown railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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0-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels.

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4-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.

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4-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the configuration of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_Dd_class

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