Victorian Railways No.1 (1857)

Victorian Railways No. 1
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderGeorge England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Serial number146
Build date1857
Total produced1
Rebuild datec.1871
Number rebuilt1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Rebuilt 1871: 2-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.Unknown
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm)[1]
Rebuilt 1871: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Trailing dia.Unknown
Rebuilt 1871: N/A
Tender wheelsUnknown
Water cap.1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)[2]
Cylinders2
Cylinder size14 in × 22 in (356 mm × 559 mm)[1]
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class1
Numbers1, 1860: 12, 1893: 528
Delivered1858
First run16 September 1858
Last run15 April 1904
(45.6 years)
Withdrawn1904
DispositionTo South Australia, later scrapped

The Victorian Railways No. 1 was the first government passenger steam locomotive on Victorian Railways. It was a 2-2-2 (later 2-4-0) passenger locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways between 1858 and 1890 and again between 1893 and 1904, built by George England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

  1. ^ a b c 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. 22. ISBN 1876677384.
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