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Mighty S class steam locomotive thunders through North Melbourne with Spirit of Progress.

My class got handed our science homework booklets to complete some work questions regarding punett squares or some useless bullshit. The questions we had to do were related to SpongeBob, and some of the questions had the following: Spongebob meets a female named SpongeSusie at a dance, Patrick meets a female named Pattie at a dance, and my favourite, Mr Krabbs and his wife give birth to a Lil' Krabby. (Krabs is actually mispelt as Krabbs).

D2 604: The sole surviving DD class locomotive

This is our once mighty S class locomotives. 4 of them were built between 1928-1930 to replace old aging locomotives. They were powerful and beautiful in appearance. In 1937 the class gained streamlining for the Spirit of Progress train service. Despite their historical significance, all were withdrawn from service, with the last to go, class leader S300 (pictured below), being scrapped in 1954. None were saved. However, serval artifacts from the trains still exist.

So from what you've shared to this point, is it fair to say that the 19th and early 20th Century native Australian engine construction was more heavily influenced by British designs, with some other influence playing in late in the steam era? And were there major national companies building for multiple railroads (akin to ALCO/Baldwin/Lima here in the US), or did each road prefer to have their own in-house builders?

This is E369. He was built in 1892 in Melbourne and was used for passenger services, much like it's sibling E236. Rebuilt in 1919, he was reitred in 1972, he was a whomping 80 years old. He's now at the Newport Railway Museum.

Below shows E369 in his rebuilt form, 1968.

In 1911, Victorian Railways ordered 2 rail motors from the McKeen Company in Omaha USA. The units seem to have been a failure, as by 1919, their engines were removed and were used as passenger cars on the Altona line, usually hauled by a steam locomotive which created some odd trains. Both were scrapped in August 1926.

This is our mighty Heavy Harry, the largest locomotive built in Australia. He was built in 1941 at Newport Workshops and was put to work on Victoria's North East Line from Melbourne to Albury. Retired in 1956 due to worn condition. He's now at our Newport Railway Museum.

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This is E236, my all time favorite train. He was built in 1893 in Melbourne (my city) for use on their passenger network. Taken off passenger roster in 1920 and retired altogether in 1953, he has sat in my local train museum. I remember seeing him for the first time in person and falling in love. I affectionally call him "Mr 236.'

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