Victorian Railways D class (1887)

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

The D class of 1887 were Phoenix-built locomotives to be used on Victorian Railways.

Victorian Railways D class
D324 at Serviceton station c.1910s
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Phoenix Foundry Serial number 200-219 Build date 1887-1888 Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) Wheelbase 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m) Length 49 ft 2+1⁄2 in (14.999 m) Height 12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.899 m) Axle load 13 long tons 13 cwt (30,600 lb or 13.9 t) Loco weight 39 long tons 11 cwt (88,600 lb or 40.2 t) Tender weight 29 long tons 19 cwt (67,100 lb or 30.4 t) Total weight 69 long tons 10 cwt (155,700 lb or 70.6 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg) Water cap. 2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 83.5 sq ft (7.76 m2)  • Tubes 971.0 sq ft (90.21 m2)  • Total surface 1,054.5 sq ft (98 m2) Cylinders 2, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 12,523 lbf (55.71 kN)
Career Operators Victorian Railways Number in class 20 Numbers 82, 92, 122, 190, 191, 194, 242, 244, 248, 250, 260, 322 - 344 (even only) First run 17 November 1887 Disposition All scrapped

All 20 examples were scrapped, the last one (D 194) was scrapped in 1928.

References

• Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 16. 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. 129–132. ISBN 1876677384.