| Victorian Railways D class "Rodgers" |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-4-0 |
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| Gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
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| Leading dia. | 26 in (0.660 m) |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft (1.524 m) |
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| Wheelbase | 40 ft 1.5 in (12.230 m) |
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| Axle load | 10 long tons 15 cwt (24,100 lb or 10.9 t) |
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| Loco weight | 33 long tons 6 cwt (74,600 lb or 33.8 t) |
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| Tender weight | 24 long tons 1 cwt (53,900 lb or 24.4 t) |
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| Total weight | 57 long tons 7 cwt (128,500 lb or 58.3 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg) |
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| Water cap. | 2,031 imp gal (9,230 L; 2,439 US gal) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 88.52 sq ft (8.224 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 879.52 sq ft (81.710 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 968 sq ft (90 m2) |
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| Cylinders | 2, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Stephenson |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Victorian Railways |
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| Number in class | 2 |
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| Numbers | 162, 164 |
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| Official name | Neil, Neil's Sister |
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| First run | 7 August 1877 |
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| Disposition | Both scrapped |
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The D class of 1876 was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways, and among the first such engines to operate in Australia.
Both examples were scrapped.
