| Builders Nos. | Class | No. of class | Nos. |
| 1 | 1871 - 0-6-0T Rockingham Jarrah Company, WA |
1 | Governor Weld |
| 2 - 11 | 1873 - Q Class (Steam) | 10 | Q 83 - Q 101 (Odd only) |
| 12 - 20 | 1874 - U Class (Steam) | 9 | U 107 - U 123 (Odd only) |
| 21 - 26 | 1874 - (Old) K Class (Steam) | 6 | K 114 - K 124 (Even only) |
| 27 | 1875 - Thomas Doran |
1 | Ivanhoe, Phoenix |
| 28, 30 - 31, 33 - 39, 55 - 64 | 1874 - F Class (Steam) | 20 | F 126 - F 144 (Even only), F 166 - F 184 (Even only) |
| 29 | 1876 - Thomas & Greenlaw |
1 | Colac |
| 32 | 1876 - James Leggett |
1 | Berwick, Maori |
| 40 - 47 | 1877 - (Old) H Class (Steam) | 8 | H 146 - H 160 (Even only) |
| 48 - 54 | 1862 - O Class (Steam) | 7 | O 131 - O 143 (Odd only) |
| 65 - 66 | 1862 - B Class (Steam) | 2 | B 186, B 188 |
| 67 - 86, 110 - 129, 135, 157, 160, 168 - 179 | 1879 - Old R Class (Steam) | 55 | |
| 87 | ??? | ||
| 88 - 97 | 1882 - (Old) S Class (Steam) | 10 | |
| 98 - 109 | 1878 - (Old) C Class (Steam) | 12 | 1 - 4, 12, 14, 17 - 18, 35 - 38, C 42, C 262 - C 276 (Even only), C 306 - C 310 (Even only) |
| 130 - 134, 154, 156, 158 - 159, 161 - 167, 180 - 184 | 1879 - M Class (Steam) | 21 | |
| 136 - 153 | 1874 - T Class (Steam) | 18 | T 249 - T 283 (Odd only) |
| 155 | 1885 - R. Thornton & Co |
1 | Maffra |
| 185 - 199 | 1886 - (Old) X Class (Steam) | 15 | |
| 200 - 219 | 1887 - D Class (Steam) | 20 | |
| 220 - 249 | 1889 - Y Class (Steam) | 30 | |
| 250, 252, 277 - 289 | 1889 - New A Class (Steam) | 15 | |
| 251, 253 - 276, 290 - 309 | 1888 - E Class (Steam) | 45 | |
| 310 - 314 | 1893 - EE Class (Steam) | 5 | |
| 315 (1st) - 317 (1st) | 1891 - |
3 | 6 - 8 |
| 318 (1st) - 319 (1st) | 1893 - Z Class (Steam) | 2 | |
| 315 (2nd) - 319 (2nd), 320 - 324, 340 - 349 | 1900 - AA Class (Steam) | 20 | |
| 325 - 339 | 1899 - V Class (Steam) | 15 | |
| 350 - 356 | 1902 - DD Class (Steam) | 7 |
| Year | Class | No. of class | Nos. as built |
| 1877 | 1855 - A 1st Class | 5 | A 61 - A 65 |
| 1877 | 1859 - AB 1st / 2nd Class | 20 | AB 41 - AB 60 |
| 1877 | 1855 - B 2nd Class | 14 | B 92 (1st), B 93, B 95, B 96 (1st) - B 97 (1st), B 98 - B 99, B 100 (1st), B 101, B 102 (1st), B 103 - B 104, B 105 (1st), B 106 |
| 1877 | 1864 - M Cattle Wagon | 101 | M 58 - M 158 |
| 1879 | 1855 - D Van | 9 | D 89, D 91 - D 98 |
| 1887 | 1886 - AA 1st Class | 1 | AA 3 (1st) |