Victorian Railways H class (1877)
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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.
History[edit]
Classed 'H' in 1886.[2]
Production[edit]
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[edit]
H150 was noted as being in motor service in 1908.[2]
Design improvements[edit]
Accidents[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
Key: | In Service | Preserved | Stored or Withdrawn | Scrapped |
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Locomotive | Builder No. | Entered service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Status | Notes |
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H146 | 40 | September 1877 | 19 August 1905 | Scrapped | [2] | |
H148 | 41 | October 1877 | 26 August 1905 | Scrapped | [2] | |
H150 | 42 | December 1877 | 31 May 1909 | Scrapped | Sold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway - 31 May 1909. Sold to Smith and Timms, SA - 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA - 1922[2][3] | |
H152 | 43 | January 1878 | 28 July 1906 | Scrapped | Boiler to Bendigo shed[2] | |
H154 | 44 | May 1878 | 18 March 1905 | Scrapped | [2] | |
H156 | 45 | May 1878 | 15 July 1911 | Scrapped | [2] | |
H158 | 46 | May 1878 | 19 February 1916 | Scrapped | [2] | |
H160 | 47 | June 1878 | 30 March 1907 | Scrapped | [2] |
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Cave, Buckland & Beardsell 2002
- ^ a b Inglis, Graeme (Autumn 1973). "The Trawalla - Waterloo Tramway". Light Railways (43): 29–31.