Victorian Railways P class (1859)

Victorian Railways P class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock and Company, Manchester, UK Serial number 115-119 Build date 1859 Total produced 5
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) Wheelbase 32 ft 0+1⁄2 in (9.766 m) ​  • Coupled 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) Length 43 ft 1+1⁄4 in (13.138 m) Height 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Axle load 10 long tons 2 cwt (22,600 lb or 10.3 t) Loco weight 28 long tons 12 cwt (64,100 lb or 29.1 t) Tender weight 24 long tons 2 cwt (54,000 lb or 24.5 t) Total weight 52 long tons 14 cwt (118,000 lb or 53.5 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg) Water cap. 1,722 imp gal (7,830 L; 2,068 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 14.03 sq ft (1.303 m2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 88.95 sq ft (8.264 m2)  • Tubes 1,097.67 sq ft (101.977 m2)  • Total surface 1,186.62 sq ft (110 m2) Cylinders 2, inside Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 9,386 lbf (41.75 kN) at 100 psi
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 5 Numbers 5-9, Later 1-9 (odd only) First run March 1860 Withdrawn February 1921 Disposition All scrapped

The Victorian Railways P class was a class of 0-6-0 goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1860 and 1921.

References

• Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 2. 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, 36. ISBN 1876677384.

External links

• P class locomotive no. 7, circa 1865
• P class steam locomotive no. 3