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The family of Walker railmotors were a type of diesel railcar operated by the Victorian Railways in Australia. After the Second World War, the Victorian Railways undertook a major rebuilding program known as "Operation Phoenix". One of the first tasks was the upgrading of passenger services on country branch lines, through the replacement of 23 wooden bodied railmotors built in the 1920s, and the withdrawal of steam locomotive hauled mixed trains. An initial order of twelve railcars, six railcars and twelve railcars from Walker Brothers in Wigan, England was placed, and this was extended to include a further 102 hp railmotor and nine additional 153 hp railmotors. The first was delivered in 1948, with new additions to the fleet running through to 1955. The power units and controls were shipped out from England and the car bodies built locally by Martin & King in Malvern, with the finished units assembled at Newport Workshops. The intended life of the Walker railmotors was only 10 years. However, most remained in service for up to 30 years. ==102hp and 153hp Railmotors== The final fleet included 13x 102 hp engine/driving units 1-13RM and 16x 153 hp engine/driving units 20-35RM which looked similar; these shared 27x trailing units each mounted on only one bogie, and attached semi-permanently to the associated motor unit, leaving one motor unit of each type spare. The trailing units were not identified directly, but some correspondence notes individual identities No.100 to No.111 and No.220 to No.234. The trailing units were all identical with room for 18 1st class and 22 2nd class seated passengers plus 2 tons luggage, except those originally attached to 1RM, 5RM and 20RM which had 18+27 seats and room for only 1.27 tons of luggage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walker railmotor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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