Victorian Railways D class (1876)

This article is about the 1876 D class steam locomotive ("Rodgers"). For the 1887 D class steam locomotive, see Victorian Railways D class (1887). For the 1902 D^D class and the 1908 $\mathrm {D_{E}^{D}}$ steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways Dd class.

The D class of 1876 was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways, and among the first such engines to operate in Australia.

Victorian Railways D class "Rodgers"
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Rogers Locomotive Works, New Jersey, USA Serial number 2448, 2450 Build date 1876 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Leading dia. 26 in (0.660 m) Driver dia. 5 ft (1.524 m) Wheelbase 40 ft 1.5 in (12.230 m) Axle load 10 long tons 15 cwt (24,100 lb or 10.9 t) Loco weight 33 long tons 6 cwt (74,600 lb or 33.8 t) Tender weight 24 long tons 1 cwt (53,900 lb or 24.4 t) Total weight 57 long tons 7 cwt (128,500 lb or 58.3 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg) Water cap. 2,031 imp gal (9,230 L; 2,439 US gal) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 88.52 sq ft (8.224 m2)  • Tubes 879.52 sq ft (81.710 m2)  • Total surface 968 sq ft (90 m2) Cylinders 2, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 11,560 lbf (51.4 kN) at 100 psi
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 2 Numbers 162, 164 Official name Neil, Neil's Sister First run 7 August 1877 Disposition Both scrapped

Both examples were scrapped.

References

• Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 12. 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. 78–82. ISBN 1876677384.

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