DERM
Petrol / Diesel Electric Railmotor

Railmotor
Owner
VR: 1928-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
STA: 1983-1989PTC: 1989-1993?Yarra Valley Railway: 1988?-Current
Daylesford Spa Country Railway: ?-Current
DERMPAV: ?-Current
Mornington Railway: ?-2015
South Gippsland Railway: ?-2019
Steamrail: ?-Current
VGR: 1993-2010, 2015-Current
Yarra Valley Railway: 2019-Current

Class Information
Name
PERM, Diesel / Petrol Electric Railmotor
Number in class
10
Numbers
RM 55 - RM 64
First run
1928

Builder Information
Builder
55: St Louis Car Company
56-64: VR - Newport Workshops
Build date
1928 - 1931

Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

Dimensions
Locomotive length
55: 57 ft 4 in (17.48 m)
56 - 64: 58 ft (17.68 m)
Locomotive weight
43 LT 7 ctw (44.05 t)

Capacity Information
Tender capacity
Fuel: 750 L
Fresh water: 77 L
Grey water: 255 L
Capacity
  • Original
    55: 24 First class,
    30 Second class,
    1.5 LT (1.52 t) Goods
    56 - 64: 19 First class,
    35 Second class,
    1.5 LT (1.52 t) Goods
  • Rebuilt?
    56: 12 First class,
    22 Second class,
    1.5 LT (1.52 t) Goods

Diesel Engine (Originally Petrol) Information
Engine type
Petrol: 220 hp Winton 6 cylinder petrol engine
Diesel: 2 x General Motors series 71 twin 6 cylinder diesel engines
Generator
General Electric DT 501E2
Traction motors
2 x General Electric GE 273A
Power output
Petrol: 220 hp (164 kW)
Diesel: ?? hp
Top speed
100 km/h
Photos
Inside of RM 61
26 September 2015
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
RM 59 stored at DERMPAV's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
RM 59 stored at DERMPAV's open day
12 March 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
RM 61 stored at Maldon
14 May 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Second class seats inside of RM 63
5 August 2018
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Driver controls inside back end of RM 63 at Daylesford
5 August 2018
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Class List
No. Location In Service Withdrawn Condition Livery
RM 55 Yarra Valley Railway     Modified to diesel - 27 October 1952. Off register - c.1993. To SGR. Under restoration. To YVR - 2 August 2019 VR Blue and gold
RM 56 Steamrail     Modified to diesel - 29 August 1952. Under restoration VR Blue and gold
RM 57 ?     Modified to diesel - 30 December 1952. Stripped at Newport - May 1981. Off register? - 22 March 1982. Sold? - 4 November 1982  
RM 58 DERMPAV     Modified to diesel - 10 May 1952. Operational VR Blue and gold
RM 59 DERMPAV     Modified to diesel - 12 May 1953. To Mornington Railway. To DERMPAV - September 2015. Stored pending restoration VR Blue and gold
RM 60 DERMPAV     Modified to diesel - 29 October 1951. Stored pending restoration VR Blue and gold
RM 61 Victorian Goldfields Railway 21 June 1930 1991 Modified to diesel - 29 October 1953. To VGR - 1993. Transfered to SGR - 15 June 2010. Returned to VGR - 2015. Stored VR Blue and gold
RM 62 Daylesford Spa Country Railway     Modified to diesel - 26 January 1952. Sold to Yarra Valley Railway - 1988. To DSCR - 7 August 2019. Under restoration VR Blue and gold
RM 63 Daylesford Spa Country Railway     Modified to diesel - 6 December 1952. Operational VR Red and silver
RM 64 DERMPAV     Modified to diesel - 26 July 1952. Under restoration Grey undercoat
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