Victorian Railways H class (1877)

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.

For the 1941 steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways H class. For the 1968 diesel locomotives, see Victorian Railways H class (diesel).

Victorian Railways H class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPhoenix Foundry
Serial number40-47
Build date1877-1878
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge5 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)
Wheelbase34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Length42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)[1]
Height13 feet 0 inches (3.96 m)[1]
Axle load10 long tons 7 cwt (23,200 lb or 10.5 t)
Loco weight32 long tons 7 cwt (72,500 lb or 32.9 t)
Tender weight16 long tons 3 cwt (36,200 lb or 16.4 t)
Total weight48 long tons 10 cwt (108,600 lb or 49.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)
Water cap.1,223 imp gal (5,560 L; 1,469 US gal)
Boiler pressureNos. 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)[1]
Heating surface867.74 sq ft (81 m2)
 • Tubes794.85 sq ft (73.844 m2)
 • Firebox72.89 sq ft (6.772 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort8,250 lbf (36.7 kN) at 100 psi
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway
NumbersH146-H160 (even only)
First runSeptember 1877
Last run19 February 1916
(38.5 years)
Disposition8 scrapped

History

Classed 'H' in 1886.[2]

Production

Built by the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat in 1877/78. Design was similar to the 1874 K class and 1877 G class in both power and weight, but with driving wheels of 5 feet diameter instead of 4 feet. One strange feature was the inexplicably small grate area. Four-wheeled tenders with a 7-foot wheelbase were fitted.[2]

Regular service

H150 was noted as being in motor service in 1908.[2]

Accidents
  • 26 January 1881 - H160 in accident at Beaufort[2]
  • 26 July 1881 - H160 collided with F98 at Beaufort[2]
  • 1889 - H152 broke driving axle[2]

Withdrawal

All the locomotives were removed from the Victorian Railways register between 1905 and 1916. The boiler of H156 went to Bendigo shed in 1912. H130 was sold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway for £600 on 31 May 1909[2] and was later sold to Smith and Timms, SA in 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA in 1922[3]

Fleet summary
Key: In Service Preserved Stored or Withdrawn Scrapped
Locomotive Builder No. Entered service Withdrawn Scrapped Status Notes
H14640September 187719 August 1905Scrapped[2]
H14841October 187726 August 1905Scrapped[2]
H15042December 187731 May 1909ScrappedSold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway - 31 May 1909. Sold to Smith and Timms, SA - 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA - 1922[2][3]
H15243January 187828 July 1906ScrappedBoiler to Bendigo shed[2]
H15444May 187818 March 1905Scrapped[2]
H15645May 187815 July 1911Scrapped[2]
H15846May 187819 February 1916Scrapped[2]
H16047June 187830 March 1907Scrapped[2]

References
  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
  • Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. pp. 72–77. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific
  1. Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.
  2. Cave, Buckland & Beardsell 2002
  3. Inglis, Graeme (Autumn 1973). "The Trawalla - Waterloo Tramway". Light Railways (43): 29–31.
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