Victorian Railways J class (1859)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2; Rebuilt 1872: 2-4-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.	Unknown; Rebuilt 1872: 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm); Rebuilt 1872: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Trailing dia.	Unknown; Rebuilt 1872: N/A
Tender wheels	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase	31 ft 4+1⁄2 in (9.563 m); Rebuilt 1872: 33 ft 5+5⁄8 in (10.201 m); 1914 diagram: 31 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.741 m)
• Engine	Rebuilt 1872: 15 ft 10 in (4,830 mm)
• Coupled	Rebuilt 1872: 7 ft 0 in (2,130 mm)
• Tender	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m); 1914 diagram: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length:;
• Over couplers	Rebuilt 1872: 42 ft 0+1⁄8 in (12.805 m); 1914 diagram: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
Height	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Axle load	10 long tons 1 cwt 2 qr (22,570 lb or 10.24 t); 1914 diagram: 10 long tons 5 cwt (23,000 lb or 10.4 t)
Loco weight	Rebuilt 1872: 27 long tons 3 cwt 1 qr (60,840 lb or 27.6 t); 1914 diagram: 27 long tons 10 cwt (61,600 lb or 27.9 t)
Tender weight	Rebuilt 1872: 23 long tons 5 cwt 3 qr (52,160 lb or 23.66 t); 1914 diagram: 17 long tons 11 cwt (39,300 lb or 17.8 t)
Total weight	Rebuilt 1872: 50 long tons 9 cwt (113,000 lb or 51.3 t); 1914 diagram: 45 long tons 1 cwt (100,900 lb or 45.8 t)
Fuel capacity	60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)
Water cap.	1,710 imp gal (7,800 L; 2,050 US gal); 1914 diagram: 1,220 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,470 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	13.00 sq ft (1.208 m2)
Boiler pressure	Reboilered pre 1896: 2: 120 psi (827 kPa); 4 - 10: 130 psi (896 kPa); Reboilered 1896: 6: 140 psi (965 kPa); Reboilered 1908: 6: 130 psi (896 kPa); Re-rated 1912: 6: 100 psi (689 kPa);
Heating surface:
• Firebox	77.22 sq ft (7.174 m2)
• Tubes	937.92 sq ft (87.136 m2)
• Total surface	1,015.14 sq ft (94 m2)
Cylinders	2, inside
Cylinder size	14 in × 21 in (356 mm × 533 mm); 1894 diagram: 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, UK
Serial number	110 - 114
Build date	1859
Total produced	5
Rebuild date	1872
Number rebuilt	5

Victorian Railways J class (1859)
Victorian Railways J class (1859)
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, UK
Serial number	110 - 114
Build date	1859
Total produced	5
Rebuild date	1872
Number rebuilt	5
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2; Rebuilt 1872: 2-4-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.	Unknown; Rebuilt 1872: 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm); Rebuilt 1872: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Trailing dia.	Unknown; Rebuilt 1872: N/A
Tender wheels	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase	31 ft 4+1⁄2 in (9.563 m); Rebuilt 1872: 33 ft 5+5⁄8 in (10.201 m); 1914 diagram: 31 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.741 m)
• Engine	Rebuilt 1872: 15 ft 10 in (4,830 mm)
• Coupled	Rebuilt 1872: 7 ft 0 in (2,130 mm)
• Tender	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m); 1914 diagram: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length:;
• Over couplers	Rebuilt 1872: 42 ft 0+1⁄8 in (12.805 m); 1914 diagram: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
Height	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Axle load	10 long tons 1 cwt 2 qr (22,570 lb or 10.24 t); 1914 diagram: 10 long tons 5 cwt (23,000 lb or 10.4 t)
Loco weight	Rebuilt 1872: 27 long tons 3 cwt 1 qr (60,840 lb or 27.6 t); 1914 diagram: 27 long tons 10 cwt (61,600 lb or 27.9 t)
Tender weight	Rebuilt 1872: 23 long tons 5 cwt 3 qr (52,160 lb or 23.66 t); 1914 diagram: 17 long tons 11 cwt (39,300 lb or 17.8 t)
Total weight	Rebuilt 1872: 50 long tons 9 cwt (113,000 lb or 51.3 t); 1914 diagram: 45 long tons 1 cwt (100,900 lb or 45.8 t)
Fuel capacity	60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)
Water cap.	1,710 imp gal (7,800 L; 2,050 US gal); 1914 diagram: 1,220 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,470 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	13.00 sq ft (1.208 m2)
Boiler pressure	Reboilered pre 1896: 2: 120 psi (827 kPa); 4 - 10: 130 psi (896 kPa); Reboilered 1896: 6: 140 psi (965 kPa); Reboilered 1908: 6: 130 psi (896 kPa); Re-rated 1912: 6: 100 psi (689 kPa);
Heating surface:
• Firebox	77.22 sq ft (7.174 m2)
• Tubes	937.92 sq ft (87.136 m2)
• Total surface	1,015.14 sq ft (94 m2)
Cylinders	2, inside
Cylinder size	14 in × 21 in (356 mm × 533 mm); 1894 diagram: 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	1904 diagram - 140psi: 9,240 lbf (41.1 kN); 1914 diagram: 8,580 lbf (38.2 kN) at 100 psi
Operators
Career
Operators	Victorian Railways
Number in class	5
Numbers	2-6, 1860: 2-10 (even only)
Delivered	1860
First run	May 1860
Last run	9 November 1912; (52.5 years)
Withdrawn	1904 - 1912
Disposition	All scrapped

The Victorian Railways J class of 1859 was a class of 2-2-2 main line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1860 and 1912, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England.