Victorian Railways P class (1859)

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

Victorian Railways P class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company, Manchester, UK
Serial number115-119
Build date1859
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Wheelbase32 ft 0+1⁄2 in (9.766 m)[2]
 • Coupled14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)[2]
Length43 ft 1+1⁄4 in (13.138 m)[1]
Height13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)[1]
Axle load10 long tons 2 cwt (22,600 lb or 10.3 t)[2]
Loco weight28 long tons 12 cwt (64,100 lb or 29.1 t)[2]
Tender weight24 long tons 2 cwt (54,000 lb or 24.5 t)[2]
Total weight52 long tons 14 cwt (118,000 lb or 53.5 t)[2]
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)[2]
Water cap.1,722 imp gal (7,830 L; 2,068 US gal)[2]
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		14.03 sq ft (1.303 m2)[2]
Heating surface1,186.62 sq ft (110 m2)[2]
 • Tubes1,097.67 sq ft (101.977 m2)[2]
 • Firebox88.95 sq ft (8.264 m2)[2]
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,386 lbf (41.75 kN) at 100 psi[2]
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class5
Numbers5-9, Later 1-9 (odd only)
First runMarch 1860
WithdrawnFebruary 1921
DispositionAll scrapped

References
  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 2. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
  • Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. pp. 23–33. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific
  1. Victorian Railways Diagram Book 1904. Victorian Railways. 1904.
  2. Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 36. ISBN 1876677384.
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