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Victorian Railways D class (1887)

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This article is about the 1887 D class steam locomotive. For the 1876 D class steam locomotive ("Rodgers"), see Victorian Railways D class (1876). For the 1902 D class and the 1908 D E D {\displaystyle \mathrm {D_{E}^{D}} } steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways Dd class.
Victorian Railways D class
D324 at Serviceton station c.1910s
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPhoenix Foundry
Serial number200-219
Build date1887-1888
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Wheelbase40 ft 2 in (12.24 m)
Length49 ft 2+1⁄2 in (14.999 m)
Height12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.899 m)
Axle load13 long tons 13 cwt (30,600 lb or 13.9 t)
Loco weight39 long tons 11 cwt (88,600 lb or 40.2 t)
Tender weight29 long tons 19 cwt (67,100 lb or 30.4 t)
Total weight69 long tons 10 cwt (155,700 lb or 70.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg)
Water cap.2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox83.5 sq ft (7.76 m)
 • Tubes971.0 sq ft (90.21 m)
 • Total surface1,054.5 sq ft (98 m)
Cylinders2, outside
Cylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,523 lbf (55.71 kN)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class20
Numbers82, 92, 122, 190, 191, 194, 242, 244, 248, 250, 260, 322 - 344 (even only)
First run17 November 1887
DispositionAll scrapped

The D class of 1887 were Phoenix-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways.

All 20 examples were scrapped, the last one (D 194) was scrapped in 1928.

References

  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 16. 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. 129–132. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific

  1. ^ Victorian Railways Diagram Book 1904. Victorian Railways. 1904.
  2. ^ Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 146. ISBN 1876677384.
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