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A.E.C. railmotor
AEC railmotor near Fawkner
ManufacturerAssociated Equipment Company (Chassis & Engine)
Victorian Railways (Body)
DesignerVictorian Railways
AssemblyVictorian Railways
Built atNewport Workshops
Constructed1922-1925
Entered service1922-1954
Number built19
Number scrapped19
Design codeRM
Fleet numbers1-19
Capacity32 to 37 passengers
Specifications
Prime mover(s)Petrol
Engine typePetrol engine
Power output45 hp (34 kW)
Track gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
10 RM At Mornington

The AEC railmotor was the first generally successful railmotor built for the Victorian Railways in south-eastern Australia. 19 vehicles were built from 1922 through 1925, along with 24 trailer vehicles built to a similar design.


Design

Four different internal layout were used, providing for different traffics.

Railmotor First Class Second Class Railmotor First Class Second Class
AEC 1 0 37 AEC 10 32 0
AEC 2 0 37 AEC 11 32 0
AEC 3 0 37 AEC 12 0 37
AEC 4 0 37 AEC 13 0 37
AEC 5 0 37 AEC 14 10 22
AEC 6 0 37 AEC 15 32 0
AEC 7 10 22 AEC 16 32 0
AEC 8 32 0 AEC 17 32 0
AEC 9 11 21 AEC 18 10 22
AEC 19 32 0

Construction

Details

  • A single AEC railmotor operated a shuttle service on the Upfield line, between Fawkner and Somerton (just south of the site of the current Roxburgh Park station), from 1928 until 1956. A turntable for the railmotor was installed at Fawkner and Somerton.[3]

In service

Withdrawal & preservation

The AEC's were withdrawn throughout the 1950s as the new Walker railmotors came into service.

Model railways

HO Scale

  • Steam Era models

N Scale

See also

References

  1. ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 333–337.
  2. ^ David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 63. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
  3. ^ "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.