W241 (Peter Willsher)
Locomotive numbers: W241-267
Model Number: 1-MS
| Type | Diesel-Hydraulic |
| Introduced | 1959 |
| Number in class | 27 |
| Manufacturer | Tulloch |
| Gauge | Broad, Standard |
| Axles | Co |
| Length | 9.34 m |
| Mass | 49 t |
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz MB820B, or Detroit Diesel 12V-149.9123 |
| Transmission | Krupp 2W1D46 |
| Power | 360 kW / 485 HP |
| Tractive effort | 120 / 132 kN |
| Speed | 32 / 8 km/h (was 64 km/h at one stage) |
The W class were used for shunting, primarily in the Melbourne area.
All
but two were on broad gauge. Their reliability was perhaps not as great
as
for some other classes, and this may be the reason why most of the
class were
scrapped. W266 was a demonstrator unit for the class, originally being
numbered
7101 by the SRA.
W266 and 267 were on standard gauge.
Both W241 and W244 have been leased recently by the T413 group to the West Coast Railway as shunters; with the latter set to be repainted in the WCR livery.
Preserved locomotives:
| W241 | T413 Preservation Group |
| W243 | ARHS-North Williamstown Museum |
| W244 | T413 Preservation Group |
| W250 | Yarra Valley Tourist Railway |
| W255 | ARHS-North Williamstown Museum |
| W260 | River Murray Heritage Centre, Tocumwal |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| W241 | 06 | 12/1959 | Preserved - operational |
| W242 | 07 | 1/1960 | Scrapped |
| W243 | 08 | 2/1960 | Preserved |
| W244 | 09 | 3/1960 | Preserved - operational |
| W245 | 10 | 3/1960 | Scrapped |
| W246 | 11 | 4/1960 | Scrapped |
| W247 | 12 | 5/1960 | Scrapped |
| W248 | 13 | 5/1960 | Scrapped |
| W249 | 14 | 5/1960 | Scrapped |
| W250 | 15 | 6/1960 | Preserved |
| W251 | 16 | 6/1960 | Scrapped |
| W252 | 17 | 7/1960 | Scrapped |
| W253 | 18 | 7/1960 | Scrapped |
| W254 | 19 | 7/1960 | Scrapped |
| W255 | 20 | 8/1960 | Preserved |
| W256 | 22 | 8/1960 | Scrapped |
| W257 | 23 | 8/1960 | Scrapped |
| W258 | 24 | 9/1960 | Scrapped |
| W259 | 25 | 9/1960 | Scrapped |
| W260 | 26 | 10/1960 | Preserved |
| W261 | 27 | 10/1960 | Scrapped |
| W262 | 29 | 11/1960 | Scrapped |
| W263 | 30 | 11/1960 | Scrapped |
| W264 | 32 | 12/1960 | Scrapped |
| W265 | 31 | 12/1960 | Scrapped |
| W266 | 28 | 7/1961 | Scrapped, Ex-7101 (Tulloch demo loco) |
| W267 | 36 | 12/1961 | Scrapped |