Victorian Railways G class (1877)
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The Victorian Railways G class was a class of 4-4-0 light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1904.
History[]
Numbered 38 and 44, numbers vacated by two withdrawn Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company engines. Classed 'G' in 1886.[2]
Production[]
Built by the Williamstown Workshops in 1877. Design was similar to the in both power and weight. The four-wheel bogie instead of a fixed axle at the front reduced the maximum wheel load a little and improved lateral stability. All Meikle engines had been fitted with almost standard four-wheeled tenders, differing only in minor details, but this new design had a wheelbase of 8 feet compared with 7 feet and had a larger capacity.[2]
Regular service[]
Based at Castlemaine in the 1890s presumably for the Maldon line.[2]
Design improvements[]
Both reboilering in 1882. No.38 fitted with an extended smokebox.[2]
Accidents[]
Withdrawal[]
Both the locomotives were scrapped in 1904.[2]
Fleet summary[]
Key: | In Service | Preserved | Stored or Withdrawn | Scrapped |
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Locomotive | Builder No. | Entered service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Status | Notes |
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G38 | February 1877 | 8 August 1904 | Scrapped | [2] | ||
G44 | January 1877 | 13 August 1904 | Scrapped | [2] |
Model Railways[]
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References[]
- Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. 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. ISBN 1876677384.
Specific[]
- 4-4-0 locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1877
- Scrapped locomotives
- Broad gauge locomotives in Australia
- Victorian Railways locomotives
- Williamstown Workshops locomotives