| Victorian Railways G class |
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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. | 4 ft 0 in (1,220 mm) |
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| Tender wheels | 4 ft 0 in (1,220 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 34 ft 4+1⁄2 in (10.478 m) |
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| Length | 42 ft 8+1⁄2 in (13.018 m)[1] |
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| Height | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)[1] |
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| Axle load | 10 long tons 14 cwt (24,000 lb or 10.9 t) |
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| Loco weight | 30 long tons 7 cwt (68,000 lb or 30.8 t) |
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| Tender weight | 20 long tons 15 cwt (46,500 lb or 21.1 t) |
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| Total weight | 51 long tons 2 cwt (114,500 lb or 51.9 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. | 1,698 imp gal (7,720 L; 2,039 US gal) |
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| Boiler pressure | No. 38 (1904):120 psi (827 kPa)
No. 44 (1904):130 psi (896 kPa)[1] |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 82.40 sq ft (7.655 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 877.25 sq ft (81 m2) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 15 in × 18 in (381 mm × 457 mm) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Victorian Railways |
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| Numbers | G38, G44 |
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| First run | January 1877 |
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| Last run | 13 August 1904
(27.6 years) |
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| Disposition | 2 scrapped |
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The Victorian Railways G class was a class of 4-4-0 light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1904.
- ^ a b c Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 3.