Victorian Railways J class (1859)

The Victorian Railways J class was a class of 2-2-2 main line passenger locomotives manufactured by Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England for the Victorian Railways.

This article is about the 1859 J class steam locomotive. For the 1954 J class steam locomotive, see Victorian Railways J class (1954).

Victorian Railways J class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerMeikle
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England
Serial number110-114
Build date1859
Total produced5
Rebuilder1872
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2, Rebuilt 1872: 2-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.1894 diagram: 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (952 mm)[1]
Driver dia.1894 diagram: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Wheelbase31 ft 4+1⁄2 in (9.563 m),[2] 1894 diagram: 33 ft 5+5⁄8 in (10.201 m),[1] 1904 diagram: 31 ft 11+1⁄2 in (9.741 m)[3]
 • Coupled1894 diagram: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[2]
Length1894 diagram: 42 ft 0+1⁄8 in (12.805 m),[1] 1904 diagram: 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)[3]
Height13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)[1]
Axle load1894 diagram: 10 long tons 1 cwt (22,500 lb or 10.2 t)[2]
Loco weight1894 diagram: 27 long tons 3 cwt (60,800 lb or 27.6 t),[2] 1904 diagram: 27 long tons 10 cwt (61,600 lb or 27.9 t)[3]
Tender weight1894 diagram: 23 long tons 6 cwt (52,200 lb or 23.7 t),[2] 1904 diagram: 17 long tons 11 cwt (39,300 lb or 17.8 t)[3]
Total weight1894 diagram: 50 long tons 9 cwt (113,000 lb or 51.3 t),[2] 1904 diagram: 45 long tons 1 cwt (100,900 lb or 45.8 t)[3]
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)[2]
Water cap.21,710 imp gal (98,700 L; 26,070 US gal),[2] 1904 diagram: 1,220 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,470 US gal)[3]
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		13.0 sq ft (1.21 m2)[2]
Heating surface1894 diagram: 1,015.14 sq ft (94 m2)[2]
 • Tubes1894 diagram: 937.92 sq ft (87.136 m2)[2]
 • Firebox1894 diagram: 77.22 sq ft (7.174 m2)[2]
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size14 in × 21 in (356 mm × 533 mm),[2] 1894 diagram: 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort1894 diagram: 1,710 lbf (7.6 kN) at 100 psi,[2] 1904 diagram: 8,580 lbf (38.2 kN) at 100 psi[3]
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class5
Numbers2-6, Later 2-10 (even only)
First runMay 1860
WithdrawnFebruary 1916
DispositionAll scrapped

History

Originally numbered 2-6 under the first system of consecutive numbering system which duplicated numbers in each type (passenger / goods) locomotives.

Not long after, the VR changed to the odd/even system, odd for goods, even for passenger. Thes locomotives were renumbered 2-10 (even only). Classed 'J' in 1886.


Fleet summary
Key: In Service Preserved Stored or Withdrawn Scrapped
First Nos. Locomotive Builder No. Entered service Withdrawn Scrapped Status Notes
2J 2110May 186023 April 1904Scrapped
4J 4112July 18609 November 1912ScrappedSold to Mr Findlay of Serviceton - 9 November 1912
6J 6114August 186010 August 1912ScrappedHot water engine - 10 August 1912. Broken up? - 19 February 1916. Last seen - 9 March 1917
3J 8111June 18605 July 1904Scrapped
5J 10113July 186028 April 1907ScrappedStationary engine at Newport - 29 April 1907


References
  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 3. 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. 23–33, 35. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific
  1. Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1894 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1894.
  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. p. 35. ISBN 1876677384.
  3. Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.
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