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Victorian Railways K class information


Victorian Railways K class
VR photo of K 103 as built, 1922
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVR Newport Workshops
Build date1922-1946[1]
Total produced53
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.55 in (1,397 mm)
Length60 ft 3+12 in (18.38 m)
Axle load13 long tons 10 cwt (30,200 lb or 13.7 t)
Adhesive weight53 long tons 2 cwt (118,900 lb or 54 t)
Loco weight62 long tons 7 cwt (139,700 lb or 63.4 t)
Tender weight42 long tons 5 cwt (94,600 lb or 42.9 t)
Total weight104 long tons 12 cwt (234,300 lb or 106.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area25+34 sq ft (2.39 m2)
Boiler pressure175 psi (12.1 bar; 1,210 kPa)
Heating surface1,680 sq ft (156 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort28,650 lbf (127,400 N) at 85% boiler pressure
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class53
Numbers100-109 (later 140-149), 150-192.
Delivered1922[2]
First run22 August 1922[2]
Last run13 March 1982[3]
Retired13 March 1982[3]
Withdrawn1958-1982[4][3]
Preserved151, 153, 154, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 165, 167, 169, 174, 175, 176, 177, 181, 183, 184, 190, 191, 192.
Current ownerVarious heritage groups
Disposition21 preserved, 32 scrapped

The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways in Australia from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive. It went on to outlast every other class of steam locomotive in regular service on the VR, and no fewer than 21 examples of the 53 originally built have survived into preservation.

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