Victorian Railways 'Old' V class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderGeorge England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Serial number142 - 145
Build date1857
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Wheelbase31 ft 11.5 in (9.741 m)[2] ​
 • Coupled15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)[2]
Length42 ft 2 in (12.85 m)[1]
Height13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)[1]
Axle load10 long tons 12 cwt (23,700 lb or 10.8 t)[2]
Loco weight30 long tons 6 cwt (67,900 lb or 30.8 t)[2]
Tender weight18 long tons 6 cwt (41,000 lb or 18.6 t)[2]
Total weight49 long tons 2 cwt (110,000 lb or 49.9 t)[2]
Fuel typeCoal?
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)[2]
Water cap.1,646 imp gal (7,480 L; 1,977 US gal)[2]
Firebox:​
 • Grate area14.81 sq ft (1.376 m2)[2]
Heating surface1,378.66 sq ft (128 m2)[2] ​
 • Tubes1,287.77 sq ft (119.638 m2)[2]
 • Firebox90.89 sq ft (8.444 m2)[2]
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,386 lbf (41.75 kN) at 100 psi
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class4
Numbers1-4, Later 2-5, 1860: 11-17 (odd only), 1895: 497
First runJanuary 1859
Withdrawn1904
DispositionAll scrapped

Victorian Railways 'Old' V class were the first government goods steam locomotives on Victorian Railways, built by George England & Co. The four 0-6-0 tender locomotives were built in 1857-8 with builder's numbers 142-145. They arrived in Port Phillip in September 1858 along with 2-2-2 passenger locomotive No. 1.[3]

Victorian Railways initially numbered passenger and goods locomotives separately. The goods engines were numbered 1-4 and the passenger engine No.1. This was soon changed with the goods locos being numbers 2-5. This was later changed to odd numbers for goods locomotives and even numbers for passenger locos. This system remained in use until 1912.

In 1886, the goods locos were allocat6ed to Class V. Eventually number 13 was sold, then bought back and renumbered 497.[4] No 11 was sold in May 1891 to contractor Andrew O'Keefe for $2700. The remaining locomotives were withdrawn in 1904, with the last No 15 being withdrawn on 13 September.

References

  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 2. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
  • Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. pp. 18–22. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific

  1. 1 2 3 Victorian Railways Diagram Book 1895. Victorian Railways. 1895.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 22. ISBN 1876677384.
  3. ↑ "George England Locos". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. Terry Hills, Sydney: A.H. & A.W Reed. p. 17. ISBN 0589071734.
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