[2] When introduced, both locomotives wore a plain, dark red livery with black under frame, similar to the Victorian Railways V class.

[3] Both locomotives later in their life would be repainted into the traditional Victorian Railways blue and gold livery.

The two M class locomotives would almost exclusively operate in the Newport Workshops compound under the ownership of the Victorian railways.

[4][failed verification] M232 was sold to Brunswick Plaster Mills, a subsidiary of CSR Limited, on 9 February 1981.

[6] After the closure of the Nowingi gypsum operation in 1987, M232 would fall under the ownership of Steamrail Victoria and would be transferred back to Newport workshops in 1988.