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Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust)

Australia
5007

Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust)

Years Released: 1958a 1959a (Model Year pages)
Model released for 2 years.

Model: Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust)
Running Number: 5007
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive Class: V.R. B Class
V.R. B Class
Designer: Clyde Engineering
Class Information: Victorian Railways, Australia. Class introduced 1951.
Weight: 121 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: BO-BO
BO-BO
Model Information: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS printed on both sides of locomotive.
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

1958a 1959a

1958a 1959a
Company: T.R. - Transcontinental
Logo: T.R. Shield
Logo Years: ---
Transcontinental
Livery: T.R. Blue
T.R. Blue
Livery Details: Blue with yellow lining.
Company Information: Tri-ang Railways company name given to worldwide outline models.

Model Ranking:
Current: 1051 - December 2023
Previous: 1449 - November 2023
Movement: (+398)

Model Year Details (2)

YEAR CAT MODEL
1958a R.159A 1958a
Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust)
1959a R.159A 1959a
Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust)

Train Sets Included In (2)

YEARS TRAIN SET
1958a 1959a Train Set (Victorian Railways Freight) (Aust)
1958a 1959a Train Set (Victorian Railways Passenger) (Aust)

Related Service Sheets (3)

NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
12 Power Bogies And Lamp Mountings April 1957
12b Power Bogies - R.55, R.155, R.159, R.253 January 1960
5a Locomotive Bogies & Pony Trucks January 1960

Related Articles (1)

DATE TITLE AUTHOR
8 November 2009 Retro Review - Tri-ang Double-ended Diesel (R159A) In OO/HO Scale Graeme Brown

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Model Catalogue Information

YEAR INFORMATION
1958a Working headlights.
1959a Working headlights.

Catalogue Images (2)

R.159A - Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust) - 1958a
R.159A Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust) - 1958a

R.159A - Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust) - 1959a
R.159A Double-ended Diesel Locomotive (VICTORIAN RAILWAYS) (Aust) - 1959a


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