| Victorian Railways L class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | George England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (7)
Slaughter, Gruning & Co., Bristol, UK (3) |
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| Serial number | George England: 156-166
Slaughter & Grüning: 408-410 |
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| Build date | 1859-1860 |
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| Total produced | 10 |
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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:
• Firegrate area | 14.0 sq ft (1.30 m2)[1] |
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| Heating surface | 1,173.88 sq ft (109 m2)[1] |
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| • Tubes | 1,086.63 sq ft (100.951 m2)[1] |
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| • Firebox | 87.25 sq ft (8.106 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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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort | 9,386 lbf (41.75 kN) at 100 psi[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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