 It was followed by engines 582 to 700, evens only, all constructed at Newport with the exception of 602, 604, 606, 606, 610, 632 and 634.These seven engines were notable as the last locomotives to be built by Ballarat's Phoenix Foundry, which had been the main supplier of locomotives to the VR for over thirty years.That was because the conservative Irvine government sought to reduce the costs of locomotive construction, and Newport Workshops was asked to tender for the construction of the DD class locomotives.