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SSR boost freight fleet with V/Line lease deal

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Dale Crisp FREIGHT RAIL specialist Southern Shorthaul Railroad has expanded its Victorian capabilities by taking long-term leases of 10 V/Line locomotives. Twenty-Five 1,846 kw N-class were built between 1985 and 1987 by Clyde Engineering in Somerton for the then Victorian Railways to operate broad-gauge passenger services. With their gradual replacement on regional services by VLocity diesel multiple units, four were first taken on hire by SSR …

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Retired V/Line trains revived to boost freight capacity - Infrastructure Magazine

Image Credit: V/Line CorporateTen retired V/Line N-Class locomotives will be repurposed for freight services across Victoria, under a new long-term lease agreement between V/Line and private freight operator Southern Shorthaul Railroad. The initiative, led by V/Line with support from Freight Victoria, the Department of Transport and Planning, and the Department of Treasury and Finance, is designed to expand Victoria’s rail freight capacity amid …

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