Victorian Railways J class (1859)

Victorian Railways J class (1859)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, UK
Serial number110 - 114
Build date1859
Total produced5
Rebuild date1872
Number rebuilt5
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-2-2
Rebuilt 1872: 2-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.Unknown
Rebuilt 1872: 3 ft 1+12 in (952 mm)[1]
Driver dia.6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm)[2]
Rebuilt 1872: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Trailing dia.Unknown
Rebuilt 1872: N/A
Tender wheels3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)[1]
Wheelbase31 ft 4+12 in (9.563 m)[2]
Rebuilt 1872: 33 ft 5+58 in (10.201 m)[1]
1914 diagram: 31 ft 11+12 in (9.741 m)[3]
 • EngineRebuilt 1872: 15 ft 10 in (4,830 mm)[1]
 • CoupledRebuilt 1872: 7 ft 0 in (2,130 mm)[1]
 • Tender11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)[1]
1914 diagram: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)[3]
Length:
 • Over couplersRebuilt 1872: 42 ft 0+18 in (12.805 m)[1]
1914 diagram: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)[3]
Height13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)[1]
Axle load10 long tons 1 cwt 2 qr (22,570 lb or 10.24 t)[2]
1914 diagram: 10 long tons 5 cwt (23,000 lb or 10.4 t)[3]
Loco weightRebuilt 1872: 27 long tons 3 cwt 1 qr (60,840 lb or 27.6 t)[2]
1914 diagram: 27 long tons 10 cwt (61,600 lb or 27.9 t)[3]
Tender weightRebuilt 1872: 23 long tons 5 cwt 3 qr (52,160 lb or 23.66 t)[2]
1914 diagram: 17 long tons 11 cwt (39,300 lb or 17.8 t)[3]
Total weightRebuilt 1872: 50 long tons 9 cwt (113,000 lb or 51.3 t)[2]
1914 diagram: 45 long tons 1 cwt (100,900 lb or 45.8 t)[3]
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)[1]
Water cap.1,710 imp gal (7,800 L; 2,050 US gal)[1]
1914 diagram: 1,220 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,470 US gal)[3]
Firebox:
 • Grate area13.00 sq ft (1.208 m2)[2]
Boiler pressureReboilered pre 1896:

Reboilered 1896:

Reboilered 1908:

Re-rated 1912:

Heating surface:
 • Firebox77.22 sq ft (7.174 m2)[2]
 • Tubes937.92 sq ft (87.136 m2)[2]
 • Total surface1,015.14 sq ft (94 m2)[2]
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size14 in × 21 in (356 mm × 533 mm)[2]
1894 diagram: 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort1904 diagram - 140psi: 9,240 lbf (41.1 kN)[1]
1914 diagram: 8,580 lbf (38.2 kN) at 100 psi[3]
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class5
Numbers2-6, 1860: 2-10 (even only)
Delivered1860
First runMay 1860
Last run9 November 1912
(52.5 years)
Withdrawn1904 - 1912
DispositionAll 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. p. 35. ISBN 1876677384.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1914 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railwaysas reproduced by the ARHS Victoria Division in 2008. 1914. p. 6. ISBN 9781920892173.