Victorian Railways E class (electric)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Length	36 ft 4+1⁄2 in (11,090 mm) ; (steeplecab); 39 ft 2+1⁄2 in (11,950 mm) ; (boxcab)
Loco weight	50 long tons (50.8 t; 56.0 short tons) (steeplecab); 55 long tons (55.9 t; 61.6 short tons) (boxcab)
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	4x General Electric Type 237A

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	VR Newport and Jolimont Workshops
Build date	1923 (steeplecab); 1928–1929 (boxcab)
Total produced	2 (steeplecab); 10 (boxcab)

Victorian Railways E class
Victorian Railways E class
	Original steeplecab locomotive 1101
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	VR Newport and Jolimont Workshops
Build date	1923 (steeplecab); 1928–1929 (boxcab)
Total produced	2 (steeplecab); 10 (boxcab)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Length	36 ft 4+1⁄2 in (11,090 mm) ; (steeplecab); 39 ft 2+1⁄2 in (11,950 mm) ; (boxcab)
Loco weight	50 long tons (50.8 t; 56.0 short tons) (steeplecab); 55 long tons (55.9 t; 61.6 short tons) (boxcab)
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	4x General Electric Type 237A
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Power output	620 hp (460 kW)
Tractive effort	Starting: 24,400 lbf (109 kN); Continuous: 14,160 lbf (63.0 kN)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	1100, 1101 (steeplecab); 1102–1111 (boxcab)

The Victorian Railways E class is a class of electric locomotive that ran on the Victorian Railways (VR) from 1923 until 1984. Introduced shortly after the electrification of the suburban rail system in Melbourne, Australia, and based on the same electrical and traction equipment as Melbourne's early suburban electric multiple unit fleet, they provided power for suburban goods services and shunting for six decades.