The large number of preserved K class locomotives is in stark contrast to the fate of VR's remaining fleet of 73 larger, heavier N class locomotives, all of which (other than the one example retained for display at the ARHS Railway Museum) were scrapped. By the time VR announced the cessation of steam locomotive scrapping in 1978, no fewer than 21 of an original 53 K class locomotives remained in existence, making them in preservation the most numerous class of VR steam locomotives. However, none of the original batch of ten locomotives survives. Note the following list follows traditional practice, with locomotives identified by the at-construction frame number, regardless of numbers worn at any other time or parts swapped. K 165 is preserved at the Australian Railway Historical Society Museum at North Williamstown, painted in traditional all-over black. In addition, K class locomotives are also preserved on public display at various locations:   The VR K Class locomotive was previously available in HO Scale as a brass and Whitemetal kit, by Broad Gauge Models. There were also a limited production run of brass "Ready-to-Run" models produced by Precision Scale Models in the mid-1990s. A limited production run of brass "Ready-to-Run" models was produced by Trainbuilder in 2013/14. A plastic version is currently in development by Eureka Models and is due in 2017. Planned numbers are K150, 155, 160, 166, 172, 187 and 192 in black, 163 in one of the Mornington green schemes, 183 in Steamrail's blue livery, 184 in Steamrail's black with red livery and 190 in Steamrail's red livery. Trainbuilder has released a series of locomotives, including K150, 160, 164, 175, 186, 188 and 192 in black, and 183 in Steamrail's blue scheme and 190 in Steamrail's green scheme. An N scale kit version is available from badgerbits using a MicroAce 9600 as a basis.