Victorian Railways S class Diesel Electric Locomotive

West Coast Railways ageing Bulldog S300 idles at Warnambool Loco, having worked an express passenger service ex. Melbourne on 25th October 2003.  Photo courtesy Daniel McKee.

Original owner: Victorian railways (govt. owned)

Current owner: Freight Australia, West Coast Railway, Great Northern Railway

Introduced: 1957

Gauge: Broad (5’3”), Standard (4’ 8 ½”)

Entered service: 1960

Builder: Clyde engineering

Wheel arrangement: Co-Co

Engine: EMD 16-567C

Power output: 1350kW

Max. Speed:133kmp/h