Victorian Railways R class
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The R class is a 4-6-4 Hudson express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia's Victorian Railways from 1951 to 1974. A much-needed replacement for the 1907-era A2 class 4-6-0, their developm
Victorian Railways publicity photograph of R 701, 1951
R761 at Bendigo Station in 2003
R761 at Newport Workshops in 2018
SCOA-P coupled wheels and Witte smoke deflectors, R 766, 1993
Victorian Railways A2 class
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The A2 class is an express passenger locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1907 to 1963. A highly successful design entirely the work of Victorian Railways' own design office, its long servic
Victorian Railways R class
…Hudson express passenger steam locomotive that ran on Australia's Victorian Railways (VR) from 1951 to 1974. A much-needed replacement for the 1907-era A2 class 4-6-0, their development and construction was repeatedly delayed due to financial constraints caused by the Great Depression and later the manpower and…
A2 986 leading Cruise Express' 'Southern Steam Spectacular' rounding the curve in Golden Square
Stephenson A2884 (right) dwarfed by H 220 (left), the locomotive intended to replace the A2 on Overland services
Preserved A2 995, circa 1990
A2 996,