Victorian Railways H class (1877)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Wheelbase	34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Length	42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
Height	13 feet 0 inches (3.96 m)
Axle load	10 long tons 7 cwt (23,200 lb or 10.5 t)
Loco weight	32 long tons 7 cwt (72,500 lb or 32.9 t)
Tender weight	16 long tons 3 cwt (36,200 lb or 16.4 t)
Total weight	48 long tons 10 cwt (108,600 lb or 49.3 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)
Water cap.	1,223 imp gal (5,560 L; 1,469 US gal)
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)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	72.89 sq ft (6.772 m2)
• Tubes	794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2)
• Total surface	867.74 sq ft (81 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)

Victorian Railways H class
Victorian Railways H class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Phoenix Foundry
Serial number	40-47
Build date	1877-1878
Total produced	8
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Wheelbase	34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Length	42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
Height	13 feet 0 inches (3.96 m)
Axle load	10 long tons 7 cwt (23,200 lb or 10.5 t)
Loco weight	32 long tons 7 cwt (72,500 lb or 32.9 t)
Tender weight	16 long tons 3 cwt (36,200 lb or 16.4 t)
Total weight	48 long tons 10 cwt (108,600 lb or 49.3 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)
Water cap.	1,223 imp gal (5,560 L; 1,469 US gal)
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)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	72.89 sq ft (6.772 m2)
• Tubes	794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2)
• Total surface	867.74 sq ft (81 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	8,250 lbf (36.7 kN) at 100 psi
Operators
Career
Operators	Victorian Railways; Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway
Numbers	H146-H160 (even only)
First run	September 1877
Last run	19 February 1916; (38.5 years)
Disposition	8 scrapped

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.

^ ^a ^b ^c Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.