| Victorian Railways X class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Phoenix Foundry |
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| Serial number | 185-199 |
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| Build date | 1886-1887 |
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| Total produced | 15 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 |
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| Gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 37 ft 4+1⁄2 in (11.392 m) |
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| Length | 48 ft 9+1⁄2 in (14.872 m)[1] |
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| Height | 13 ft 5+3⁄4 in (4,108 mm)[1] |
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| Axle load | 14 long tons 3 cwt (31,700 lb or 14.4 t) |
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| Loco weight | 41 long tons 14 cwt (93,400 lb or 42.4 t) |
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| Tender weight | 25 long tons 14 cwt (57,600 lb or 26.1 t) |
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| Total weight | 67 long tons 8 cwt (151,000 lb or 68.5 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg) |
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| Water cap. | 2,220 imp gal (10,100 L; 2,670 US gal) |
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| Boiler pressure | Original:
140 psi (965 kPa)
Reboilered 1900:
155 psi (1,069 kPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 103.76 sq ft (9.640 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 1,313.76 sq ft (122.052 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,416.96 sq ft (132 m2) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort | Original:
14,040 lbf (62.5 kN) at 100 psi
Reboilered 1900:
17,410 lbf (77.4 kN) at 80% boiler pressure |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Victorian Railways |
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| Numbers | X353-X381 (odd only) |
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| First run | 3 August 1886 |
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| Last run | 19 November 1920
(34.3 years) |
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| Disposition | 15 scrapped |
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The Victorian Railways X class was a class of 0-6-0 mainline goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1886 and 1920.
- ^ a b Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 8.