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 ${\displaystyle \mathrm {D_{E}^{D}} }$ steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways Dd class.

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) [1] Axle load 10  long tons  15 cwt (24,100 lb or 10.9 t) [1] Loco weight 33  long tons  6 cwt (74,600 lb or 33.8 t) [1] Tender weight 24  long tons  1 cwt (53,900 lb or 24.4 t) [1] Total weight 57  long tons  7 cwt (128,500 lb or 58.3 t) [1] Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 70  long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg) [1] Water cap. 2,031 imp gal (9,230 L; 2,439 US gal) [1] Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 88.52 sq ft (8.224 m2) [1]  • Tubes 879.52 sq ft (81.710 m2) [1]  • Total surface 968 sq ft (90 m2) [1] Cylinders 2, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) [1] 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

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.

Both examples were scrapped. ^{[2] [3]}

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.

Specific

1. Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 82. ISBN   1876677384.
2. Fletcher. (2021). . Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc.
3. Fletcher, David (2021). Australia's Colourful American Locomotives: Their Art & Architecture 1876–1920. Light Railway Research Society of Australia. ISBN   978-0-909340-57-5.