Express passenger steam locomotive used in Australia
For the 1877 steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways H class (1877). For the 1968 diesel locomotives, see Victorian Railways H class (diesel).
Victorian Railways H class
Builder's photograph of H220, 1941
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Newport Workshops
Build date
1941
Total produced
1
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-8-4
Gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Driver dia.
67 in (1,702 mm)
Length
92 ft 5+3⁄4 in (28.19 m)
Axle load
23 long tons 5 cwt (52,100 lb or 23.6 t)
Adhesive weight
92 long tons 12 cwt (207,400 lb or 94.1 t)
Loco weight
146 long tons 10 cwt (328,200 lb or 148.9 t)
Tender weight
113 long tons 11 cwt (254,400 lb or 115.4 t)
Total weight
260 long tons 1 cwt (582,500 lb or 264.2 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
9 t (8.9 long tons; 9.9 short tons)
Water cap.
14,000 imp gal (64,000 L; 17,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
68 sq ft (6 m2)
Boiler pressure
220 lbf/in2 (1,517 kPa)
Heating surface
4,760 sq ft (442 m2)
Cylinders
3
Cylinder size
21.5 in × 28 in (546 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort
55,000 lbf (245 kN) at 85% boiler pressure
Career
Operators
Victorian Railways
Numbers
H220
Nicknames
"Heavy Harry"
Disposition
On static display, based at Newport Railway Museum
The Victorian Railways H class was an express passenger steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways from 1941 to 1958. Intended to eliminate the use of double heading A2 class locomotives on The Overland services on the steeply graded Western line to Adelaide, wartime restrictions led to only one locomotive being built. Nicknamed Heavy Harry, H220 was the largest locomotive ever built in Australia and the largest non-articulated steam locomotive to run on Australian railways.
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