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Operation Phoenix (railway)
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Operation Phoenix was a post-World War II rehabilitation program carried out by the Victorian Railways (VR) in Australia. The program commenced in 1950 and was originally planned to take 10 years and cost £80 million pounds. Operation Phoenix was named after the bird from Egyptian mythology.
Operation Phoenix logo
Operation Phoenix logo
R class steam locomotive
R class steam locomotive
F class diesel shunting locomotive
F class diesel shunting locomotive
Victorian Railways N class
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The N class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on the Victorian Railways (VR) from 1925 to 1966. A development of the successful K class 2-8-0, it was the first VR locomotive class designed for possible conversion from 5 ft 3 in to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge.
Victorian Railways N class
Victorian Railways N class
N 110, in an official VR photograph c.1936, shows a dramatically altered appearance after being equipped with Modified Front End and booster engine.
N 110, in an official VR photograph c.1936, shows a dramatically altered appearance after being equipped with Modified Front End and booster engine.
N 432 in static preservation at the Newport Railway Museum. The final iteration of the N class, it features a revised cab design, including an automat
N 432 in static preservation at the Newport Railway Museum. The final iteration of the N class, it features a revised cab design, including an automatic staff exchange apparatus), boxpok driving wheels, combustion chamber firebox, and revised Witte-pattern smoke deflectors. Its green and gold livery was applied to N 430 for the 1951 Centenary-Jubilee train.