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A plaque commemorates twenty-five years of diesel - electric main line locomotive power.
The B class were the first mainline diesel locomotives built for the Victorian Railways. The design was based on the successful Electro-Motive Diesel F-Unit locomotives with the distinctive bulldog nose. They were unusual in having a streamlined drivers cab at each end. The order was placed in 1951 and the first locomotive was delivered on 14 July 1952.
Location
| Address: | Spencer Street, Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.818946 Long: 144.953799 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 14-July-1952 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 14-July-1977 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 14th July, 1977 |
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Front Inscription
Source: RHSVThis plaque was unveiled on July 14 1977 by Mr A. C. Ahlston, Chief Mechanical Engineer, 1933 - 1955, on arrival of locomotive B 60 to commemorate 25 years of Diesel - Electric main line motive power
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