MT type cars

MT type carriages
Manufacturer	Victorian Railways
Built at	Multiple, same as corresponding railmotors
Replaced	each other
Constructed	from 1922
Refurbishment	MTH's were refurbished H cars
Operator(s)	various heritage operators, Stony Point line
Line(s) served	Most, if not all
Specifications
Track gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)

The MT type carriages were railmotor trailers, used on the railways of Victoria, Australia.

Construction

When the VR built their AEC railmotors, they quickly realised that extra capacity was needed. To this end, they built the RailMotor Trailers, or MT class, specifically designed for the AEC railcars. When later railmotors were introduced, this pattern was followed, and so the MT class was one of the more varied classes of VR rollingstock. It was not uncommon to see a train composed of one railmotor, and two, three or, in rare cases, four trailers.

Types

DERM trailer at Cranbourne station

A.E.C. trailers

These were numbered 1 through 24. They were painted red, and were the only MT cars that were four-wheelers. They were built between 1922 and 1925.

P.E.R.M. trailers

These were numbered 26 through 30. They were painted red to start, although a different red to the AEC trailers. When the PERMs were converted to DERM (diesel) railmotors in the mid-1950s, the five trailers were painted in blue and gold.

More details: DERM → Trailers

Walker trailers

Trailer cars 50 - 64 were Walkers railcar trailers placed in service between 1948 and 1954. They were primarily placed behind the 102 hp (76 kW) and 153 hp (114 kW) variations, but occasionally were coupled to 280 hp (210 kW) versions. Of note, is that Walker trailers 50 and 51 were originally classed RMT instead of MT. They were reclassed to the norm by 1949.

More details: Walker railmotor → Trailers

Brill trailer

This was numbered 200. It remained in service until 1984.

More details: Brill railmotor → 200MT

Other trailers

Number 25 was a conversion of a standard carriage, APL 20, in 1928

Trailers car 31 was converted from 65ABW in about 1981, while cars 32 to 34 were converted from VFW cars 3, 4 and 6 in 1981.

Cars 31 to 34 were painted in VR blue and gold, and only ran for about 2–3 years.

Numbers 40 - 42 were trailers used behind motor cars converted for rail use.

Numbers 35-39, 43-49 and 65-100 were not used.

Controversial trailers

MTH passenger cars

Opinions vary on whether or not the four MTH cars count as railmotor trailers. They were originally Harris suburban trains, but when these were taken out of service, a large number were refurbished for use on intrastate trains. As part of this, four were converted to MTH cars, for use behind the four DRC railcars. When the DRCs were taken out of service, the four MTH's were transferred to the Stony Point line, where they were run behind an A class diesel locomotive. Their last revenue-run was on Saturday, 26 April 2008. Now, no-one is sure of their fate, although they are currently in storage. Three MTH carriages used to run on the Leongatha line with a P Class loco.

MTH 101 was converted from Harris car 517BT, 102 from 679T, 103 from 524BT & 104 from 672T.

MTH 102 was converted to Infrastructure Evaluation Vehicle IEV102 in 2011.

1300TM (VLocity trailers)

Main article: VLocity technical details

While borderline, the VLocity centre cars may be considered trailer cars. Unlike their predecessors, they are classed TM, and numbered in the 1300 range. By late 2010, there will be 32 TM cars, no's 1318-1328, 1330-1350.

They are also different from the MT-type trailers, because the only major difference between a Vlocity and a Vlocity trailer, is that the former has cabs. The trailers are centre cars, with a DM unit on one side, and a DM(D) on the other.

TM 1341 has entered service, coupled between DM(D) 1141 and DM 1241. Similarly, TM 1340 has entered service in set VL40, as have TM 1339, 1338 and 1337 in sets VL39, 38 and 37 respectively. TM1336 (VL36) entered service on the 20-11-08.

TM's 37-30 and 28-18 (in that order) are to enter service, then work will begin on TM's 42-50, in that order. It is unlikely that TM's 1301-1317 will be built.

Demise

Naturally, the trailer cars fell into disuse at the same time as their railmotor counterparts. A number have moved to heritage operators, in particular the Daylesford Spa Country Railway, which specialises in railmotors, and by extension the trailers.

References

Locomotives and rolling stock of the Victorian Railways, predecessors and successors

Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company	Pile Driver Engine (1854) First Engine - 2-2-2WT (1854) 2-4-0WT (1854) Pier Donkey No.5 - 0-4-0WT (1857) 2-4-0WT (1858), later N Class

Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company	Ariel - 0-4-0T (1855) Titania, Oberon, Typhoon & Sirocco - 2-2-2WT (1855) Hurricane & Cyclone - 2-4-0WT (1857) Goliath, Hercules, Smason & Tubal-Cain - 0-6-0WT (1855)

Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company	Hawthorn & Richmond - 2-4-0T (1860) Kew & BN#1378 - 2-4-0WT (1861)

Melbourne Railway Company	Windsor & Prahran - 2-4-0WT (1863)

Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company	Essendon (BN#458), BN#459 & BN#488 2-4-0T (1861), later SAR E Class

Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company	Toorak, Victoria, No.16 & No.19 - 2-4-0T (1865) 4-4-0WT (1871), later C Class Pier Donkey No.24 - 0-4-0WT (1875)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, F.C. Christy period (1858-1870)	No.1 (passenger) 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1857) 'Old' V class (goods) 0-6-0 (1857) P class 0-6-0 (1859) J class 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1859) B class 2-4-0 (1861) L class 2-4-0ST (1861) O class 0-6-0 (1861) G&MRC engines 19, 21, 34-44 evens only (1960's)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W. Meikle period (1871-1877)	No.100 2-4-0 (1872) Q class 0-6-0 (1873) No.103, No.105 & U class 0-6-0 (1873) T class 0-6-0 (1874) F class 2-4-0 (1874), later 2-4-2T (1910) K class 2-4-0 (1874) G class 4-4-0 (1877) H class 4-4-0 (1877) No.162 & No.164 4-4-0 (1877)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, S. Mirls period (1878-1890)	M class 4-4-0T (1879), later ME class 4-4-2T (1901) 'Old' R class 0-6-0 (1879) W & S class 4-6-0 (1880) Pier locomotives 0-4-0WT (1880) 'Belgian' R class 0-6-0 (1883) Locomotives for Motor service - Rowan 0-4-0T (1883) 'Old' A class 4-4-0 (1884) X class 0-6-0 (1886) N class 2-4-0WT (1886) C Class 4-4-0WT (1886) D class 4-4-0 (1887) Y class 0-6-0 (1888) 'New' A class 4-4-0 (1889) 'New' R & R^Y class 0-6-0 (1889) E class 2-4-2T (1889)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.D. Smith period (1877, 1890-1893)	E^E class 0-6-2T (1893) Locomotives for Motor service - Z Class 2-4-0T & 0-6-0T (1893)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, T.H. Woodroffe period (1893-1912)	V class 2-8-0 (1899) A^A class 4-4-0 (1889) M class 4-4-0T (1879), later M^E class 4-4-2T (1901) D^D class 4-6-0 (1902), D^D_E later D⁴ class 4-6-2T (1908) A² class 4-6-0 (1907) Modified tank locomotives for Motor service - N class 2-4-0WT (1895), C Class 4-4-0WT (1904), F class 2-4-2T (1910) Modified tender locomotives for Motor service - H150 4-4-0 (1908), J4, J6 2-4-0 (1908)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, W.M. Shannon period (1912-1919)	C class 2-8-0 (1918)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.E. Smith period (1919-1928)	D¹ class 4-6-0 (1922) , D² class 4-6-0 (1922) K class 2-8-0 (1922) N class 2-8-2 (1925) S class 4-6-2 (1928)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, N.C. Harris period (1928-1933)	D³ class 4-6-0 (1929) X class 2-8-2 (1929)

Victorian Railways steam locomotives, A.C. Ahlston period (1933-1955)	H class 4-8-4 (1941) R class 4-6-4 (1951) J class 2-8-0 (1954)

Diesel-electric	A Class Co-Co (1983) B class Co-Co (1952) C class Co-Co (1977) F class 0-6-0 (1951) G class Co-Co (1984) H class Bo-Bo (1968) N class Co-Co (1985) P class Bo-Bo (1984) S class Co-Co (1957) T class Bo-Bo (1955) V class Co-Co (2002) X class Co-Co (1966) XR class Co-Co (2002) XRB class Co-Co (2005) Y class Bo-Bo (1963)

Diesel-hydraulic	M class 0-6-0 (1959) V class 0-4-0 (1959) W class 0-6-0 (1959) CS class CargoSprinter (2002)

Rail tractor	RT class 0-4-0 (1952) LT4 0-4-0

Electric	E class Bo-Bo (1923) L class Co-Co (1953)

Railmotors	Rowan Steam Car McKeen Kerr Stuart AEC Leyland (Double Ended) Brill DERM (PERM) Walker railmotors DRC railcar Sprinter DMU VLocity DMU Trailer cars

Road transferrable locomotives	RTL class

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