AEC railmotor

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A.E.C. railmotor
AECNearFawkner.jpg
AEC railmotor near Fawkner
ManufacturerAssociated Equipment Company (Chassis & Engine)
Victorian Railways (Body)
DesignerVictorian Railways
AssemblyVictorian Railways
Built atNewport Workshops
Constructed1922-1925
Entered service1922-1954
Number built19
Number scrapped19
Design codeRM
Fleet numbers1-19
Capacity32 to 37 passengers
Specifications
Prime mover(s)Petrol
Engine typePetrol engine
Power output45 hp (34 kW)
Track gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
10 RM At Mornington

The AEC railmotor was the first generally successful railmotor built for the Victorian Railways in south-eastern Australia. 19 vehicles were built from 1922 through 1925, along with 24 trailer vehicles built to a similar design.


Design[]

Four different internal layout were used, providing for different traffics.

Railmotor First Class Second Class Railmotor First Class Second Class
AEC 1 0 37 AEC 10 32 0
AEC 2 0 37 AEC 11 32 0
AEC 3 0 37 AEC 12 0 37
AEC 4 0 37 AEC 13 0 37
AEC 5 0 37 AEC 14 10 22
AEC 6 0 37 AEC 15 32 0
AEC 7 10 22 AEC 16 32 0
AEC 8 32 0 AEC 17 32 0
AEC 9 11 21 AEC 18 10 22
AEC 19 32 0

Construction[]

Details[]

  • AEC railmotors were used on the Reservoir – Whittlesea shuttle service from 1924 until 1931.[1]
  • On the Outer Circle line a pair of AEC railmotors coupled back to back operated the Deepdene Dasher service from Riversdale to Deepdene from 15 August 1926 until 10 October 1927 when the service was replaced by buses.[2]
  • A single AEC railmotor operated a shuttle service on the Upfield line, between Fawkner and Somerton (just south of the site of the current Roxburgh Park station), from 1928 until 1956. A turntable for the railmotor was installed at Fawkner and Somerton.[3]

In service[]

Withdrawal & preservation[]

The AEC's were withdrawn throughout the 1950s as the new Walker railmotors came into service.

Model railways[]

HO Scale[]

  • Steam Era models

N Scale[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 333–337.
  2. ^ David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 63. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
  3. ^ "Somerton" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories. Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
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