Victorian Railways No.1 (1857)

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Victorian Railways No.1
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder George England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Serial number146
Build date1857
Total produced1
Rebuild datec.1871
Number rebuilt1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 2-2-2 , Rebuilt 1871: 2-4-0
Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm), Rebuilt 1871: 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)
Fuel typeCoal?
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 14 in × 22 in (356 mm × 559 mm) [1]
Career
Operators Victorian Railways
Number in class1
Numbers1, Later 12, 1893: 528
First runJanuary 1859
Withdrawn15 April 1904
DispositionScrapped

Victorian Railways No.1 was the first government passenger steam locomotive on Victorian Railways(VR). It was a 2-2-2 tender locomotive built in 1857 by George England & Co. with their builders number 146. It arrived at Port Phillip in September 1858 along with 4 goods locomotives of 0-6-0 tender configuration. [2]

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This small 2-2-2 passenger locomotive was quite successful over easier runs, which resulted in five similar locomotives being introduced on the line in 1860. In 1871 it was converted to 2-4-0 wheel arrangement to cope with heavier loads and steeper gradients on the new route. [3]

The first system used by VR to identify the locomotives was consecutive numbering from 1 onwards for both passenger and goods locomotives; thus the goods engines were numbered 1-4 while the sole passenger locomotive was numbered 1. This numbering system was later replaced by the introduction of a new system whereby goods locomotives were allocated odd numbers starting from 1 and passenger locomotives were allocated even numbers starting from 2, which continued until 1912. Thus the goods locomotives were renumbered to 11-17 (Odds only) while the passenger locomotive was renumbered to 12.

In the 1886 classification system, No. 12 remained unclassified. It was eventually sold to the Yarrawonga Council for use on the Katamatite tramway. When it was returned to VR, it was given the number 528 instead of its former running number 12, as another locomotive had already received that number in the meantime. [3] It was withdrawn from service in 15 April 1904.

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References

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  1. ↑ Cave, N.; Buckland, J.; Beardsell, D. (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways - Volume 1 The First Fifty Years. Melbourne: ARHS. p. 22. ISBN   1876677384.
  2. ↑ "George England Locos" . Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. Terry Hills, Sydney: A.H. & A.W Reed. p. 17. ISBN   0589071734.
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