The Victorian Railways L class was a class of 2-4-0ST passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1861 and 1906.
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Victorian Railways L class |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-4-0ST |
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Gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1] |
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Wheelbase | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)[1] |
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• Coupled | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)[1] |
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Axle load | 13 long tons 11 cwt (30,400 lb or 13.8 t)[1] |
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Loco weight | 37 long tons 7 cwt (83,700 lb or 37.9 t)[1] |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 20 long cwt (2,200 lb or 1,000 kg)[1] |
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Water cap. | 1,195 imp gal (5,430 L; 1,435 US gal)[1] |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 14.0 sq ft (1.30 m2)[1] |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 87.25 sq ft (8.106 m2)[1] |
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• Tubes | 1,086.63 sq ft (100.951 m2)[1] |
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• Total surface | 1,173.88 sq ft (109 m2)[1] |
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Cylinders | 2, inside |
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Cylinder size | 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)[1] |
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Career |
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Operators | Victorian Railways |
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Number in class | 10 |
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Numbers | 16-25, Later 14-32 (even only) |
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First run | January 1861 |
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Withdrawn | January 1906 |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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