| Victorian Railways H class |
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Unidentified H class 4-4-0 at Ballarat, date unknown |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | William Meikle |
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| Builder | Phoenix Foundry |
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| Serial number | 40-47 |
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| Build date | 1877-1878 |
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| Total produced | 8 |
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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) Victorian broad gauge |
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| Leading dia. | 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 34 ft 1 in (10.39 m) |
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| Length | 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m) |
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| Height | 13 feet 0 inches (3.96 m) |
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| Axle load | 10 long tons 7 cwt (23,200 lb or 10.5 t) |
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| Loco weight | 32 long tons 7 cwt (72,500 lb or 32.9 t) |
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| Tender weight | 16 long tons 3 cwt (36,200 lb or 16.4 t) |
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| Total weight | 48 long tons 10 cwt (108,600 lb or 49.3 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg) |
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| Water cap. | 1,223 imp gal (5,560 L; 1,469 US gal) |
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| 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) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 72.89 sq ft (6.772 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 867.74 sq ft (81 m2) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Victorian Railways
Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway |
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| Numbers | H146-H160 (even only) |
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| First run | September 1877 |
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| Last run | 19 February 1916
(38.5 years) |
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| Disposition | 1 tender preserved at Newport Railway Museum, all engine units scrapped. |
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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.
