Victorian Railways D class (1887)

The D class of 1887 were Phoenix-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways.

This article is about the 1887 D class steam locomotive. For the 1876 D class steam locomotive ("Rodgers"), see Victorian Railways D class (1876). For the 1902 Dd class steam locomotive, see Victorian Railways Dd class.
Victorian Railways D class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPhoenix Foundry
Serial number200-219
Build date1887-1888
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)[1]
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Wheelbase40 ft 2 in (12.24 m)[2]
Length49 ft 2+1⁄2 in (14.999 m)[1]
Height12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.899 m)[1]
Axle load13 long tons 13 cwt (30,600 lb or 13.9 t)[2]
Loco weight39 long tons 11 cwt (88,600 lb or 40.2 t)[2]
Tender weight29 long tons 19 cwt (67,100 lb or 30.4 t)[2]
Total weight69 long tons 10 cwt (155,700 lb or 70.6 t)[2]
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg)[2]
Water cap.2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal)[2]
Heating surface1,054.5 sq ft (98 m2)[2]
 • Tubes971.0 sq ft (90.21 m2)[2]
 • Firebox83.5 sq ft (7.76 m2)[2]
Cylinders2, outside
Cylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,523 lbf (55.71 kN)
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class20
Numbers82, 92, 122, 190, 191, 194, 242, 244, 248, 250, 260, 322 - 344 (even only)
First run17 November 1887
DispositionAll scrapped

All 20 examples were scrapped, the last one (D 194) was scrapped in 1928.

References
  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 16. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
  • Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. pp. 129–132. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific
  1. Victorian Railways Diagram Book 1904. Victorian Railways. 1904.
  2. Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 146. ISBN 1876677384.
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