History and Classification of T411
3rd Series Low Nose built by Clyde Engineering in Sydney in 1968.
General Motors model 567CR.
Power rating: 710 kilowatts or 950 horsepower.
Cylinders: 8
Weight: 68 ton or 69.36 tonnes.
Maximum speed: 100km/h.
Fuel Capacity: 3400 litres.
Lubricating Oil Capacity: 491.4 litres
Entered service on the 15/11/68
Operated on broad gauge services: Local passenger services to Geelong, Kyneton and Bacchus Marsh.
Transferred to Standard gauge on the 5/5/85.
Operated between Melbourne and Albury.
Withdrawn from service on the 3/7/92.
The locomotive underwent: 2 engine changes; 1 Major overhaul; 1 rebuild after collision.
Total distance travelled: 2,425,000km.
