Victorian Railways H class Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Phoenix Foundry Serial number 40-47 Build date 1877-1878 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm ) Victorian broad gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 1+ 1 ⁄2 in (952 mm) Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) Wheelbase 34 ft 1 in (10.39 m) Length 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)[1] Height 13 feet 0 inches (3.96 m)[1] Axle load 10 long tons 7 cwt (23,200 lb or 10.5 t) Loco weight 32 long tons 7 cwt (72,500 lb or 32.9 t) Tender weight 16 long tons 3 cwt (36,200 lb or 16.4 t) Total weight 48 long tons 10 cwt (108,600 lb or 49.3 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg) Water cap. 1,223 imp gal (5,560 L; 1,469 US gal) Boiler pressure Nos. 146, 148, 152 (1904): 120 psi (827 kPa ) Nos. 154, 156 (1904): 125 psi (862 kPa ) Nos. 150, 158, 160 (1904): 130 psi (896 kPa )[1] Heating surface: • Firebox 72.89 sq ft (6.772 m2 ) • Tubes 794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2 ) • Total surface 867.74 sq ft (81 m2 ) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Career Operators Victorian Railways Trawalla and Waterloo TramwayNumbers H146-H160 (even only) First run September 1877 Last run 19 February 1916 (38.5 years) Disposition 8 scrapped
The Victorian Railways H class was a class of 4-4-0 light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1916.
History [ edit ] Classed 'H' in 1886.[2]
Production [ edit ] Built by the Phoenix Foundry , Ballarat in 1877/78. Design was similar to the 1874 K class and 1877 G class in both power and weight, but with driving wheels of 5 feet diameter instead of 4 feet. One strange feature was the inexplicably small grate area. Four-wheeled tenders with a 7-foot wheelbase were fitted.[2]
Regular service [ edit ] H150 was noted as being in motor service in 1908.[2]
Design improvements [ edit ] Accidents [ edit ] 26 January 1881 - H160 in accident at Beaufort[2] 26 July 1881 - H160 collided with F98 at Beaufort[2] 1889 - H152 broke driving axle[2] Withdrawal [ edit ] All the locomotives were removed from the Victorian Railways register between 1905 and 1916. The boiler of H156 went to Bendigo shed in 1912. H130 was sold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway for £600 on 31 May 1909[2] and was later sold to Smith and Timms, SA in 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA in 1922[3]
Fleet summary [ edit ] Key: In Service Preserved Stored or Withdrawn Scrapped
Locomotive Builder No. Entered service Withdrawn Scrapped Status Notes H146 40 September 1877 19 August 1905 Scrapped [2] H148 41 October 1877 26 August 1905 Scrapped [2] H150 42 December 1877 31 May 1909 Scrapped Sold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway - 31 May 1909. Sold to Smith and Timms, SA - 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA - 1922[2] [3] H152 43 January 1878 28 July 1906 Scrapped Boiler to Bendigo shed[2] H154 44 May 1878 18 March 1905 Scrapped [2] H156 45 May 1878 15 July 1911 Scrapped [2] H158 46 May 1878 19 February 1916 Scrapped [2] H160 47 June 1878 30 March 1907 Scrapped [2]
References [ edit ] Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade . Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2 . Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways . Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. pp. 72–77. ISBN 1876677384 . Specific [ edit ] ^ a b c Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Cave, Buckland & Beardsell 2002 ^ a b Inglis, Graeme (Autumn 1973). "The Trawalla - Waterloo Tramway". Light Railways (43): 29–31.
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