532:
836:, the locomotive was out of service between March 2004 and October 2013, undergoing a major overhaul. It underwent load trials along the Maldon branch line on 21 October 2013, and its first public outing was on 26 October 2013. The official re-launch of the engine was held on 27 January 2014. The Locomotive was withdrawn in November 2022 for a major overhaul and repairs carried out at Castlemaine. The Locomotive returned to service on 11th May 2024 after 493 days undergoing overhaul, hauling the Victorian Colonial Express
791:
803:
811:
1580:
38:
540:
752:
Following recommendations from the 1957 Australian and New
Zealand Railway Conference, locomotive J546 was selected for the installation of a Laidlaw-Drew oil firing system in place of the convention weir-type burner. However, the locomotive was found to steam poorly under load using the Laidlaw-Drew
732:
diesel electric locomotive was also introduced. Although the VR did not publicly indicate the T was intended to replace the J class, the T class proved to be such a successful design that further orders of that locomotive class were made during the late 1950s and 1960s, and T class units gradually
766:
diesel electrics saw the J class even superseded in that role and, in
November 1967, J523 became the first J class to be scrapped. Scrappings continued until June 1978, with J538 the last to go. J550 holds the distinction of being the very last steam locomotive in normal revenue service on the
559:
wheel arrangement and positioned the firebox above the frames and behind the driving wheels. However, the extra length of those locomotives (being a total 67 ft or 20.42 m long) made them unsuitable for a number of branch lines where only a 50-or-53-foot (15.24 or 16.15 m)
1489:
589:
to be installed. Another innovation was the use of a regulator valve incorporating a centrifugal steam separator (to draw away any water and thus provide the driest steam), rather than the simpler (though extremely reliable)
780:
At around midnight on
January 15, 1966, J class #J503 had rear-ended N class #N476 causing the N476 to crash through the shed wall of the depot. N476 was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped after the wreck while J503 had
822:
The J class lasted as a complete class later than any other VR steam locomotive class. By the time that J class scrapping commenced, interest in railway preservation was sufficient for eleven examples to be preserved.
3126:
3116:
2300:
1902:
1815:
511:
in the event of the
Victorian network being standardised, and VR policy was for all new locomotives to be engineered for easy conversion. Consequently, the building of further K class was not a feasible option.
640:
With fluctuating oil prices and an unreliable supply of coal in the early 1950s, the VR appeared to take something of a bet either way, ordering thirty of the class as coal burners and thirty as oil burners.
578: in (2.807 m) above rail level, compared with 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) for the K class) setting the firebox above the frames and driving wheels, and retaining the K class' short wheelbase.
741:
Together with the K and N classes, the J class had its boiler pressure raised in the early 1960s from 175 to 180 psi (1,207 to 1,241 kPa), which raised their nominal tractive effort to 29,500
656:
The J class was introduced for both passenger and goods traffic on
Victoria's branch line network, with a maximum permissible speed of 45 mph (72 km/h), later raised to 50 mph (80 km/h).
761:
By the late 1960s, the J class was largely relegated to shunting at various country yards, with many losing their cowcatchers and gaining shunter's steps on sides of the tender. The introduction of the
725:) and were permitted to haul heavier loads on gradients. They could be found in goods service on branch lines across the state, but were also found on mainlines, running roadside goods services.
2295:
2020:
1810:
1768:
1750:
1701:
1696:
854:
in
December 2006, it was returned to service April 2012 after two years out of traffic due to boiler repairs. It was returned to Seymour Railway Heritage Centre in January 2015 for an overhaul.
1485:
1959:
1867:
1798:
1728:
3049:
2904:
2846:
2586:
2581:
2576:
1723:
1584:
3074:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3054:
2955:
2894:
2835:
2571:
3161:
1611:
898:
and is awaiting restoration. As part of the restoration, it is to be converted from broad to standard gauge. As of March 2010, the engine frames had been converted.
3121:
254:, 4,200 imp gal (19,000 L) water (coal burners); 1,500 imp gal (6,800 L) oil, 4,100 imp gal (19,000 L) water (oil burners)
3156:
2992:
2871:
2734:
2701:
2647:
1103:
3166:
2197:
2192:
1684:
648:
mainline diesel-electric locomotives, and it unsuccessfully attempted to cancel the J class contract in favour of an order for branch line diesel locomotives.
551:, making conversion to a narrower gauge impossible without a radical redesign of the firebox. A previous attempt to develop a gauge-convertible K class, the
1644:
625:, England. However, the VR reassessed its motive power requirements and opted to sell 10 of its brand-new, second-generation N class locomotives to the
3039:
2711:
523:
already on order, the VR design team opted for an updated, gauge-convertible K class, which would turn out to be their final steam locomotive design.
3044:
2987:
2960:
2899:
2861:
2841:
2691:
2616:
1511:
3171:
2729:
2621:
2351:
582:
3029:
2807:
2797:
1778:
1738:
594:
used in the K class. The J class also featured substantially redesigned cylinder porting to improve steam flow and efficiency. The innovative
2260:
1872:
1862:
1711:
1604:
1408:
986:
1825:
1629:
564:
was available. The J class adopted an alternative approach to the problem by employing a high-set boiler (with the boiler centre 9 ft
585:, enabling grate sections to be compatible with those of the N class and permitting an increase in firebox volume sufficient to allow two
3176:
2919:
2721:
2606:
2410:
2361:
2176:
2161:
2141:
2126:
2116:
2111:
2106:
763:
645:
1589:
665:
at around 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h), which suited the relatively low speed limits of much of the
Victorian branch line network.
3002:
2970:
2965:
2934:
2909:
2876:
2856:
2851:
2696:
2662:
2657:
2611:
2596:
2591:
2315:
2310:
2305:
2070:
2060:
2055:
2035:
2030:
2005:
1990:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1917:
1912:
1897:
1882:
1835:
1788:
1379:
1325:
1086:
707:
20:
2997:
2866:
2706:
471:
locomotives, some of which had been built as recently as 1946. Although highly successful, K class locomotives were unsuitable for
2787:
2543:
1877:
1597:
3034:
2228:
2223:
895:
847:
3181:
2812:
2802:
2782:
2548:
2538:
2390:
2356:
1857:
1424:
994:
699:
685:
669:
1010:
2982:
2977:
1118:
920:
3186:
2792:
1211:
902:
870:
862:
851:
833:
43:
1544:
3106:
3009:
2777:
2320:
1927:
1922:
1892:
1887:
1639:
1400:
795:
714:
leg of the morning service from
Melbourne, one of the last regular steam-hauled passenger train services in Victoria.
531:
461:
422:
963:, wearing the historically significant plates of scrapped J559, the last steam locomotive to enter service on the VR.
1702:
Melbourne, Meteor, Rapid, Sandridge, St Kilda, Victoria, Yarra, No.8, No.9 and No.11 - 2-4-0WT (1854), later N Class
3151:
3111:
2461:
2265:
2202:
2171:
2166:
2146:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2065:
2050:
2045:
2040:
2025:
2015:
2010:
2000:
1985:
1965:
1907:
1634:
1133:
1058:
729:
703:
599:
552:
468:
406:
399:
2683:
2491:
1760:
681:
644:
By the time the contract for the J class had been awarded, the VR had already begun to receive deliveries of the
626:
711:
689:
677:
547:
The key problem with the K class design was the placement of the firebox between the locomotive frame and rear
467:
which, by the early 1950s, were at the end of their life. The new J class locomotives were supplemented by 53
405:, it was the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR. Introduced almost concurrently with the
2924:
2652:
2642:
2929:
2637:
2424:
1930:
1659:
1252:
956:
815:
673:
472:
1518:
873:. It is owned by a private syndicate, which includes Yarra Valley Railway members and the railway itself.
2290:
2151:
916:
629:, and increased the J class order to 60. At the time of order, the per-unit cost of the locomotives was
301:
291:
1291:
1169:
1147:
1572:
561:
19:
This article is about the 1954 J class steam locomotive. For the 1859 J class steam locomotives, see
1341:
2207:
516:
409:
that ultimately superseded them, the locomotives were only in service for a relatively short time.
2449:
2444:
1845:
1649:
866:
722:
418:
395:
358:
1292:"REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS UPON DERAILMENTS ON THE VICTORIAN RAILWAY SYSTEM"
753:
system and was converted back to weir burner operation. No further locomotives were converted.
2497:
2481:
2346:
1404:
1375:
1321:
1269:
1225:
1082:
990:
960:
932:
858:
634:
581:
The J class also featured a number of other design advances over the K class. It had a larger
520:
429:
80 million program to rebuild a network badly run down by years of underinvestment during the
2377:
2336:
2244:
909:
630:
430:
426:
391:
790:
2400:
888:
718:
694:
658:
606:
460:), was still largely served by the D1, D2 and D3 variants of the once 261-strong 1902-era
324:
202:
2471:
2466:
2456:
2405:
2136:
2131:
2121:
2101:
928:
618:
586:
507:
445:
441:
129:
73:
3145:
2486:
2341:
924:
865:
ended. Whilst at
Newport Workshops, repairs and maintenance was to be carried out by
746:
742:
591:
548:
453:
334:
330:
158:
1620:
Locomotives and rolling stock of the
Victorian Railways, predecessors and successors
1459:
802:
2914:
2601:
2437:
2432:
595:
434:
1445:
927:
for restoration. Following the demise of WCR, the loco was sold to heritage group
721:
as the K or N class, they had a slightly higher adhesive weight (and so a better
2395:
1014:
449:
388:
141:
421:(VR) embarked on a massive upgrading of its ageing locomotive fleet as part of
2476:
662:
622:
810:
191:
1579:
2156:
945:
939:
692:. The oil-fired J was also pressed into service hauling the final leg of
602:
was adapted for the 55 in (1,397 mm) diameter J class drivers.
1036:
905:. In June 2009, it was being stripped down for a restoration assessment.
884:
768:
661:
tests showed the locomotive developed 930 hp (694 kW) at the
278:
175 lbf/in (1.21 MPa), later 180 lbf/in (1.24 MPa)
37:
1654:
949:
617:
A total of fifty J class locomotives were initially ordered from the
668:
Coal-fired J class locomotives were the regular engine on the 09:00
983:
Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways: the First Fifty Years
809:
801:
789:
556:
539:
538:
530:
464:
402:
134:
1811:
Toorak, Victoria, No.16 and No.19 - 2-4-0T (1865), later N Class
251:
3095:
2759:
2520:
1672:
1593:
1170:"DRAWING OF K CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (VPRS 12903/P1 Box 85/03)"
733:
displaced the J class from many of the latter's normal duties.
1148:"DIAGRAM J CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (VPRS 12903/P1 Box 470/01)"
337:) at 85% boiler pressure, later 29,500 lbf (131 kN)
306:
20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
1374:. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 35.
931:
for eventual restoration to operating service, and moved to
457:
398:(VR) between 1954 and 1972. A development of the successful
1512:"SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COLAC-OTWAY SHIRE COUNCIL"
1250:
New Light Line Consolidations on Order for Victorian Rlys
440:
Victoria's branch line railway network, laid with 60
706:. In their later years, J class locomotives also ran the
1816:
No.20–No.23, No.25–No.26 - 4-4-0WT (1871), later C Class
981:
Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002).
717:
Although J class locomotives produced the same nominal
1573:
Details and further photographs of J class locomotives
1131:
Standard Gauge Conversion of N (SG) and J Class Locos
728:
Within a year of the introduction of the J class, the
1933:
1729:
Titania, Oberon, Typhoon and Sirocco - 2-2-2WT (1855)
1297:. Parliament of Victoria. 8 December 1964. p. 27
1206:
David Barnett (November 2008). "J Class in Profile".
609:, gave the J class a distinctly European appearance.
1264:
1262:
948:
until 24 March 2013. It is now on public display at
605:
The high-set boiler, together with the German-style
3022:
2945:
2887:
2828:
2821:
2770:
2720:
2682:
2675:
2630:
2564:
2557:
2531:
2423:
2370:
2329:
2283:
2274:
2253:
2237:
2216:
2185:
2094:
1844:
1824:
1797:
1777:
1769:
Windsor and Prahran - 2-4-0WT (1863), later N Class
1759:
1737:
1710:
1683:
364:
354:
349:
323:
318:
300:
290:
282:
274:
266:
258:
246:
236:
232:
112.75 long tons (114.56 t; 126.28 short tons)
228:
220:
212:
200:
190:
168:
157:
140:
127:
118:
113:
95:
87:
79:
69:
61:
56:
30:
1953:
952:, ahead of a planned restoration to working order.
1545:"Warragul's steam train move 'a dream come true'"
767:Victorian Railways, being rostered on the 6 a.m.
1037:"Victorian Goldfields Railway Steam Locomotives"
806:J549 at Maldon railway station in September 2016
676:passenger service, with other duties being from
216:66.95 long tons (68.02 t; 74.98 short tons)
208:57.35 long tons (58.27 t; 64.23 short tons)
1208:Victorian Goldfields Railway Members Newsletter
1104:Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review
1081:(Third ed.). Melbourne: ARHS. p. 14.
1365:
1363:
1059:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
543:J class 'SCOA-P' pattern driving wheel centres
1605:
224:45.8 long tons (46.5 t; 51.3 short tons)
196:14.5 long tons (14.7 t; 16.2 short tons)
8:
1789:Essendon (#458), #459 and #488 2-4-0T (1861)
1645:Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways
1585:Victorian Railways J class steam locomotives
598:type driving wheel centre developed for the
16:Class of Australian 2-8-0 steam locomotives
3092:
2825:
2767:
2756:
2679:
2561:
2528:
2517:
2280:
1680:
1669:
1612:
1598:
1590:
1486:"Giving More Steam to Victoria's Railways"
1201:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1187:
1011:"ARHS Railway Museum: History 1950 – 2000"
346:
315:
110:
53:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1932:
1488:(Press release). Minister for Transport.
869:, prior to its transfer to a new home at
250:5 long tons (5.1 t; 5.6 short tons)
3162:Preserved steam locomotives of Australia
1316:Carlisle, R M & Abbott, R L (1985).
1072:
1070:
1068:
1674:Locomotives and self-propelled vehicles
1116:Victorian Railways J Class Locomotives
1101:Victorian Railways J Class Locomotives
973:
3157:Railway locomotives introduced in 1954
1543:Kulich, William P.J. (27 March 2013).
1425:"VICSIG – Locomotives – J Class Steam"
27:
1460:"Victorian Goldfields Railway - 2015"
987:Australian Railway Historical Society
7:
3167:Broad gauge locomotives in Australia
1954:{\displaystyle \mathrm {D_{E}^{D}} }
1630:List of Victorian locomotive classes
1492:from the original on 7 February 2012
433:, and the heavy workload imposed by
286:1,682 sq ft (156.3 m)
1971:F 2-4-0 (1874), later 2-4-2T (1910)
1966:E 2-4-2T (1889) and E 0-6-2T (1893)
1945:
1940:
1936:
989:(Victorian Division). p. 23.
14:
1346:The Victorian Railways Newsletter
1230:The Victorian Railways Newsletter
1137:issue 1002 April 2021 pages 17-22
1079:North Williamstown Railway Museum
21:Victorian Railways J class (1859)
1578:
1517:. 31 August 2004. Archived from
1401:Train Hobby Publications Pty Ltd
832:J549: Owned and operated by the
36:
2735:NSW Stainless Steel Cars (1961)
1172:. Public Record Office Victoria
1150:. Public Record Office Victoria
919:until 1998. It was acquired by
896:Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
861:April 2012, after its lease to
848:Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
270:31 sq ft (2.9 m)
3172:Victorian Railways locomotives
1883:No.162 and No.164 4-4-0 (1876)
1858:No.1 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1857)
1751:Kew and #1378 - 2-4-0WT (1861)
1107:issue 741 May 1954 pages 83/84
535:Firebox and boiler, in storage
1:
2238:Road transferable locomotives
2208:CS class CargoSprinter (2002)
1697:First Engine - 2-2-2WT (1854)
1799:Melbourne & Hobson's Bay
1212:Victorian Goldfields Railway
1122:20 August 1954 pages 211/212
1077:Pearce; et al. (1980).
903:Yarra Valley Tourist Railway
871:Yarra Valley Tourist Railway
863:Victorian Goldfields Railway
852:Victorian Goldfields Railway
834:Victorian Goldfields Railway
417:During the early 1950s, the
44:Victorian Goldfields Railway
1991:J 2-2-2, later 2-4-0 (1859)
1640:Rail transport in Melbourne
1270:"J class steam locomotives"
923:(WCR) in 1997 and taken to
521:diesel-electric locomotives
407:diesel-electric locomotives
3203:
3177:Vulcan Foundry locomotives
3112:G class 2-6-0+0-6-2 (1925)
2086:Z 2-4-0T and 0-6-0T (1893)
1923:D, D, D and D 4-6-0 (1902)
1635:Rail transport in Victoria
1134:Australian Railway History
1062:issue 175 May 1952 page 60
955:J556, is preserved at the
600:Victorian Railways R class
400:Victorian Railways K class
385:Victorian Railways J class
164:55 in (1,397 mm)
31:Victorian Railways J class
18:
3102:
3091:
3070:Travelling Booking Office
2766:
2755:
2707:Overland Carriages (1949)
2527:
2516:
2472:Refurbished Harris (1982)
1761:Melbourne Railway Company
1679:
1668:
1625:
1370:Dee; et al. (1981).
627:South Australian Railways
373:11 preserved, 49 scrapped
372:
345:
314:
109:
52:
35:
1913:'Rodgers' D 4-4-0 (1876)
1779:Melbourne & Essendon
1739:Melbourne & Suburban
1685:Melbourne & Hobson's
1397:The Steam Era - Victoria
684:and local services from
477:5 ft 3 in
151:5 ft 3 in
3075:Weight Machine Adjuster
2425:Electric multiple units
1712:Geelong & Melbourne
1272:. victorianrailways.net
775:Accidents and incidents
267: • Grate area
186: in (18.43 m)
2829:Exclusive guard's vans
2771:Goods vehicles by type
2712:East-West Stock (1964)
2702:Steel Carriages (1936)
2676:Joint and shared stock
2617:Short W & U (1911)
2539:Dining and buffet cars
2172:XRB class Co-Co (2005)
1955:
1826:Deniliquin & Moama
1801:United Railway Company
1660:Metro Trains Melbourne
1253:Railway Transportation
957:Newport Railway Museum
819:
816:Newport Railway Museum
807:
799:
771:pilot on 25 May 1972.
544:
536:
456:of up to 1 in 30 (3.33
3182:Passenger locomotives
3107:A class 2-6-2T (1898)
3097:Narrow gauge vehicles
3023:Departmental vehicles
2482:X'Trapolis 100 (2002)
2477:4D double deck (1992)
2277:diesel multiple units
2224:RT class 0-4-0 (1952)
2167:XR class Co-Co (2002)
2157:VL class Co-Co (2006)
1956:
1724:Ariel - 0-4-0T (1855)
1587:at Wikimedia Commons
944:J550 was plinthed at
915:J536 was plinthed at
901:J516 is owned by the
857:J541: Transferred to
813:
805:
793:
542:
534:
2888:Partial guard's vans
2487:Siemens Nexas (2003)
2266:L class Co-Co (1953)
2261:E class Bo-Bo (1923)
2203:W class 0-6-0 (1959)
2198:V class 0-4-0 (1959)
2193:M class 0-6-0 (1959)
2177:Y class Bo-Bo (1963)
2162:X class Co-Co (1966)
2152:V class Co-Co (2002)
2147:T class Bo-Bo (1955)
2142:S class Co-Co (1957)
2137:P class Bo-Bo (1984)
2132:N class Co-Co (1985)
2127:H class Bo-Bo (1968)
2122:G class Co-Co (1984)
2117:F class 0-6-0 (1951)
2112:C class Co-Co (1977)
2107:B class Co-Co (1952)
2102:A class Co-Co (1983)
1931:
1836:T class 0-6-0 (1874)
1320:. ARHS. p. 36.
938:J539 is plinthed at
908:J524 is plinthed at
883:J507 is plinthed at
83:6046–6095, 6146–6155
3187:Freight locomotives
3117:Passenger carriages
3030:Departmental wagons
2808:Motor car transport
2761:Other rolling stock
2522:Passenger carriages
1949:
1878:No.100 2-4-0 (1872)
1868:No.34-40 evens only
1687:Bay Railway Company
1524:on 3 September 2007
1395:Payne, Ted (2019).
796:Castlemaine station
737:Design Improvements
319:Performance figures
2582:Early Bogie (1874)
2321:Kerr Stuart (1912)
2311:J4 & J6 (1908)
1951:
1935:
1903:C - 4-4-0WT (1878)
1846:Victorian Railways
1650:Victorian Railways
1256:April 1952 page 32
1017:on 8 February 2007
921:West Coast Railway
867:Steamrail Victoria
820:
808:
800:
723:factor of adhesion
545:
537:
419:Victorian Railways
396:Victorian Railways
359:Victorian Railways
3152:2-8-0 locomotives
3139:
3138:
3135:
3134:
3087:
3086:
3083:
3082:
3018:
3017:
2751:
2750:
2747:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2671:
2670:
2572:Early fixed-wheel
2512:
2511:
2508:
2507:
2445:Swing Door (1919)
2419:
2418:
2382:102hp & 153hp
1851:(incomplete list)
1849:steam locomotives
1804:(incomplete list)
1744:(incomplete list)
1717:(incomplete list)
1690:(incomplete list)
1583:Media related to
1466:. 23 January 2015
1410:978-1-921122-60-6
1348:: 3. October 1955
1342:"And now the T's"
1226:"The New J Class"
1056:Here & There
961:Newport, Victoria
933:Newport Workshops
894:J512 is owned by
859:Newport Workshops
841:Under Restoration
592:D regulator valve
423:Operation Phoenix
381:
380:
377:
376:
341:
340:
310:
309:
105:
104:
3194:
3122:Freight vehicles
3093:
3055:Workmen sleepers
2826:
2768:
2757:
2680:
2587:C & L (1899)
2562:
2529:
2518:
2301:C 4-4-0WT (1904)
2296:N 2-4-0WT (1893)
2281:
2186:Diesel-hydraulic
2021:N 2-4-0WT (1878)
2006:L 2-4-0ST (1859)
1961:/D 4-6-2T (1908)
1960:
1958:
1957:
1952:
1950:
1948:
1943:
1681:
1670:
1614:
1607:
1600:
1591:
1582:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1540:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1529:
1523:
1516:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1482:
1476:
1475:
1473:
1471:
1456:
1450:
1449:
1442:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1431:
1421:
1415:
1414:
1392:
1386:
1385:
1367:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1338:
1332:
1331:
1313:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1296:
1288:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1266:
1257:
1248:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1237:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1203:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1177:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1144:
1138:
1129:
1123:
1114:
1108:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1074:
1063:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1013:. Archived from
1007:
1001:
1000:
978:
607:smoke deflectors
577:
576:
572:
569:
510:
504:
500:
498:
497:
493:
490:
482:
478:
431:Great Depression
394:operated by the
392:steam locomotive
347:
316:
205:
185:
184:
180:
177:
152:
148:
111:
98:
54:
40:
28:
3202:
3201:
3197:
3196:
3195:
3193:
3192:
3191:
3142:
3141:
3140:
3131:
3098:
3079:
3060:Vision Test car
3014:
2941:
2883:
2817:
2762:
2739:
2730:RUB sets (1949)
2716:
2667:
2626:
2553:
2523:
2504:
2415:
2401:Sprinter (1993)
2366:
2325:
2316:F 2-4-2T (1910)
2276:
2275:Railmotors and
2270:
2249:
2233:
2212:
2181:
2095:Diesel-electric
2090:
2016:M 4-4-2T (1901)
2011:M 4-4-0T (1879)
1929:
1928:
1873:No.42 and No.44
1863:No.19 and No.21
1850:
1848:
1840:
1828:Railway Company
1827:
1820:
1803:
1800:
1793:
1781:Railway Company
1780:
1773:
1755:
1743:
1741:Railway Company
1740:
1733:
1716:
1714:Railway Company
1713:
1706:
1689:
1686:
1675:
1664:
1621:
1618:
1569:
1564:
1563:
1553:
1551:
1549:Baw Baw Citizen
1542:
1541:
1537:
1527:
1525:
1521:
1514:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1495:
1493:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1469:
1467:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1418:
1411:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1382:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1351:
1349:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1328:
1315:
1314:
1310:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1285:
1275:
1273:
1268:
1267:
1260:
1249:
1245:
1235:
1233:
1232:: 4–5. May 1954
1224:
1223:
1219:
1205:
1204:
1185:
1175:
1173:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1153:
1151:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1130:
1126:
1119:Railway Gazette
1115:
1111:
1100:
1096:
1089:
1076:
1075:
1066:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1020:
1018:
1009:
1008:
1004:
997:
980:
979:
975:
970:
889:New South Wales
880:
846:J515: Owned by
843:
829:
788:
777:
759:
739:
719:tractive effort
695:The Gippslander
659:Dynamometer car
654:
615:
574:
570:
567:
565:
529:
527:Design features
506:
502:
495:
491:
488:
486:
485:4 ft
484:
480:
476:
415:
325:Tractive effort
283:Heating surface
275:Boiler pressure
241:
203:Adhesive weight
201:
182:
178:
175:
173:
150:
146:
120:
96:
57:Type and origin
48:
47:in January 2007
46:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3200:
3198:
3190:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3144:
3143:
3137:
3136:
3133:
3132:
3130:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3103:
3100:
3099:
3096:
3089:
3088:
3085:
3084:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3050:Inspection Car
3047:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3026:
3024:
3020:
3019:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3012:
3007:
3006:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2975:
2974:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2949:
2947:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2939:
2938:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2910:ESBV/BDSE, BCE
2907:
2897:
2891:
2889:
2885:
2884:
2882:
2881:
2880:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2839:
2832:
2830:
2823:
2819:
2818:
2816:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2774:
2772:
2764:
2763:
2760:
2753:
2752:
2749:
2748:
2745:
2744:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2737:
2732:
2726:
2724:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2688:
2686:
2677:
2673:
2672:
2669:
2668:
2666:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2634:
2632:
2628:
2627:
2625:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2568:
2566:
2559:
2555:
2554:
2552:
2551:
2546:
2541:
2535:
2533:
2525:
2524:
2521:
2514:
2513:
2510:
2509:
2506:
2505:
2503:
2502:
2498:X'Trapolis 2.0
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2462:Hitachi (1972)
2459:
2454:
2453:
2452:
2450:Parcels (1955)
2442:
2441:
2440:
2438:Parcels (1921)
2429:
2427:
2421:
2420:
2417:
2416:
2414:
2413:
2408:
2406:VLocity (2004)
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2387:
2386:
2383:
2374:
2372:
2368:
2367:
2365:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2347:Leyland (1925)
2344:
2339:
2333:
2331:
2327:
2326:
2324:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2293:
2287:
2285:
2278:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2268:
2263:
2257:
2255:
2251:
2250:
2248:
2247:
2241:
2239:
2235:
2234:
2232:
2231:
2226:
2220:
2218:
2214:
2213:
2211:
2210:
2205:
2200:
2195:
2189:
2187:
2183:
2182:
2180:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2098:
2096:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2083:
2081:Y 0-6-0 (1888)
2078:
2076:X 2-8-2 (1929)
2073:
2071:X 0-6-0 (1886)
2068:
2066:V 2-8-0 (1899)
2063:
2061:V 0-6-0 (1857)
2058:
2056:T 0-6-0 (1874)
2053:
2051:S 4-6-2 (1928)
2048:
2046:R 4-6-4 (1951)
2043:
2041:Q 0-6-0 (1873)
2038:
2036:P 0-6-0 (1859)
2033:
2031:O 0-6-0 (1861)
2028:
2026:N 2-8-2 (1925)
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
2001:K 2-8-0 (1922)
1998:
1996:J 2-8-0 (1954)
1993:
1988:
1986:H 4-8-4 (1941)
1983:
1981:H 4-4-0 (1877)
1978:
1976:G 4-4-0 (1877)
1973:
1968:
1963:
1947:
1942:
1938:
1925:
1920:
1918:D 4-4-0 (1887)
1915:
1910:
1908:C 2-8-0 (1918)
1905:
1900:
1898:B 2-4-0 (1861)
1895:
1893:A 4-6-0 (1907)
1890:
1888:A 4-4-0 (1900)
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1854:
1852:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1838:
1832:
1830:
1822:
1821:
1819:
1818:
1813:
1807:
1805:
1795:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1785:
1783:
1775:
1774:
1772:
1771:
1765:
1763:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1753:
1747:
1745:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1731:
1726:
1720:
1718:
1708:
1707:
1705:
1704:
1699:
1693:
1691:
1677:
1676:
1673:
1666:
1665:
1663:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1626:
1623:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1594:
1576:
1575:
1568:
1567:External links
1565:
1562:
1561:
1535:
1503:
1477:
1464:www.vgr.com.au
1451:
1437:
1416:
1409:
1403:. p. 57.
1387:
1380:
1359:
1333:
1326:
1308:
1283:
1258:
1243:
1217:
1183:
1161:
1139:
1124:
1109:
1094:
1087:
1064:
1049:
1028:
1002:
995:
972:
971:
969:
966:
965:
964:
953:
942:
936:
929:707 Operations
913:
906:
899:
892:
879:
876:
875:
874:
855:
850:and loaned to
842:
839:
838:
837:
828:
825:
787:
784:
783:
782:
776:
773:
758:
755:
738:
735:
686:Spencer Street
653:
650:
637:72,000) each.
619:Vulcan Foundry
614:
611:
549:driving wheels
528:
525:
515:With mainline
508:standard gauge
452:and featuring
414:
411:
379:
378:
375:
374:
370:
369:
366:
362:
361:
356:
352:
351:
343:
342:
339:
338:
327:
321:
320:
312:
311:
308:
307:
304:
298:
297:
294:
288:
287:
284:
280:
279:
276:
272:
271:
268:
264:
263:
260:
256:
255:
248:
244:
243:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
198:
197:
194:
188:
187:
170:
166:
165:
162:
155:
154:
144:
138:
137:
132:
125:
124:
121:
119:Configuration:
116:
115:
114:Specifications
107:
106:
103:
102:
99:
97:Total produced
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
74:Vulcan Foundry
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
50:
49:
41:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3199:
3188:
3185:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3149:
3147:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3104:
3101:
3094:
3090:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3065:Dynagraph car
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3040:Miscellaneous
3038:
3036:
3035:Rail tractors
3033:
3031:
3028:
3027:
3025:
3021:
3011:
3008:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2980:
2979:
2976:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2953:
2951:
2950:
2948:
2944:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2902:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2892:
2890:
2886:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2844:
2843:
2840:
2837:
2834:
2833:
2831:
2827:
2824:
2820:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2788:Hopper wagons
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2775:
2773:
2769:
2765:
2758:
2754:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2727:
2725:
2723:
2719:
2713:
2710:
2708:
2705:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2689:
2687:
2685:
2681:
2678:
2674:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2635:
2633:
2629:
2623:
2622:Long W (1926)
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2569:
2567:
2563:
2560:
2556:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2544:Sleeping cars
2542:
2540:
2537:
2536:
2534:
2530:
2526:
2519:
2515:
2501:
2499:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2467:Comeng (1981)
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2457:Harris (1956)
2455:
2451:
2448:
2447:
2446:
2443:
2439:
2436:
2435:
2434:
2431:
2430:
2428:
2426:
2422:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2384:
2381:
2380:
2379:
2378:Walker (1948)
2376:
2375:
2373:
2369:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2337:McKeen (1911)
2335:
2334:
2332:
2328:
2322:
2319:
2317:
2314:
2312:
2309:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2299:
2297:
2294:
2292:
2289:
2288:
2286:
2282:
2279:
2273:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2258:
2256:
2252:
2246:
2243:
2242:
2240:
2236:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2215:
2209:
2206:
2204:
2201:
2199:
2196:
2194:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2184:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2097:
2093:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1847:
1843:
1837:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1829:
1823:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1808:
1806:
1802:
1796:
1790:
1787:
1786:
1784:
1782:
1776:
1770:
1767:
1766:
1764:
1762:
1758:
1752:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1742:
1736:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1721:
1719:
1715:
1709:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1682:
1678:
1671:
1667:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1627:
1624:
1615:
1610:
1608:
1603:
1601:
1596:
1595:
1592:
1588:
1586:
1581:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1566:
1550:
1546:
1539:
1536:
1520:
1513:
1507:
1504:
1491:
1487:
1481:
1478:
1465:
1461:
1455:
1452:
1447:
1441:
1438:
1426:
1420:
1417:
1412:
1406:
1402:
1398:
1391:
1388:
1383:
1381:0-7241-3323-2
1377:
1373:
1366:
1364:
1360:
1347:
1343:
1337:
1334:
1329:
1327:0-85849-028-5
1323:
1319:
1312:
1309:
1293:
1287:
1284:
1271:
1265:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1247:
1244:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1209:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1184:
1171:
1165:
1162:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1128:
1125:
1121:
1120:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1098:
1095:
1090:
1088:0-85849-018-8
1084:
1080:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1053:
1050:
1038:
1032:
1029:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1003:
998:
992:
988:
985:. Melbourne:
984:
977:
974:
967:
962:
958:
954:
951:
947:
943:
941:
937:
934:
930:
926:
925:Ballarat East
922:
918:
917:Colac station
914:
911:
907:
904:
900:
897:
893:
890:
886:
882:
881:
877:
872:
868:
864:
860:
856:
853:
849:
845:
844:
840:
835:
831:
830:
826:
824:
817:
812:
804:
797:
792:
785:
779:
778:
774:
772:
770:
765:
756:
754:
750:
748:
744:
736:
734:
731:
726:
724:
720:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
698:express from
697:
696:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
666:
664:
660:
651:
649:
647:
642:
638:
636:
632:
628:
624:
620:
612:
610:
608:
603:
601:
597:
593:
588:
584:
579:
563:
558:
555:, utilised a
554:
550:
541:
533:
526:
524:
522:
518:
513:
509:
503:1,435 mm
481:1,600 mm
474:
470:
466:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
412:
410:
408:
404:
401:
397:
393:
390:
386:
371:
367:
363:
360:
357:
353:
348:
344:
336:
332:
328:
326:
322:
317:
313:
305:
303:
302:Cylinder size
299:
295:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
247:Fuel capacity
245:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
221:Tender weight
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:
199:
195:
193:
189:
171:
167:
163:
160:
156:
147:1,600 mm
145:
143:
139:
136:
133:
131:
128: •
126:
122:
117:
112:
108:
100:
94:
90:
86:
82:
80:Serial number
78:
75:
72:
68:
64:
60:
55:
51:
45:
39:
34:
29:
26:
22:
2653:R (proposed)
2577:Wooden bogie
2496:
2352:Brill (1928)
2291:Rowan (1883)
2217:Rail tractor
1995:
1577:
1552:. Retrieved
1548:
1538:
1526:. Retrieved
1519:the original
1506:
1494:. Retrieved
1480:
1468:. Retrieved
1463:
1454:
1446:"VGR Thread"
1440:
1428:. Retrieved
1419:
1396:
1390:
1372:Power Parade
1371:
1350:. Retrieved
1345:
1336:
1318:Hudson Power
1317:
1311:
1299:. Retrieved
1286:
1274:. Retrieved
1251:
1246:
1234:. Retrieved
1229:
1220:
1207:
1174:. Retrieved
1164:
1152:. Retrieved
1142:
1132:
1127:
1117:
1112:
1102:
1097:
1078:
1057:
1052:
1040:. Retrieved
1031:
1019:. Retrieved
1015:the original
1005:
982:
976:
821:
814:J556 at the
786:Preservation
760:
751:
740:
727:
716:
693:
667:
655:
643:
639:
616:
604:
580:
546:
514:
439:
435:World War II
416:
384:
382:
333:(127.4
329:28,650
229:Total weight
42:J515 on the
25:
3127:Guards vans
3045:Dynamometer
3010:Parcel vans
2966:EEB, EES/DS
2956:Fixed wheel
2905:Early Bogie
2895:Fixed wheel
2852:DVE/CE, VHE
2836:Fixed wheel
2813:Open wagons
2803:Louvre vans
2783:Flat wagons
2549:Royal Train
2492:HCMT (2020)
2433:Tait (1919)
2391:DERM (1951)
2357:PERM (1928)
2306:H150 (1908)
1430:31 December
1301:17 December
1276:31 December
1236:31 December
1176:31 December
1154:31 December
1042:11 November
1021:31 December
827:Operational
444:(29.8
389:branch line
213:Loco weight
172:60 ft
3146:Categories
2978:Power vans
2952:Mail vans
2946:Other vans
2838:(D/Z vans)
2396:DRC (1971)
2342:AEC (1922)
1554:14 January
1496:14 January
996:1876677384
968:References
794:J541 near
745:(131
704:Bairnsdale
623:Lancashire
613:Production
587:arch tubes
473:conversion
88:Build date
62:Power type
2798:Livestock
2793:Iced vans
2607:PL (1918)
2245:RTL class
2229:LT4 0-4-0
1352:1 January
781:survived.
682:Warburton
670:Melbourne
562:turntable
454:gradients
368:J500-J559
355:Operators
292:Cylinders
240:Coal (30)
237:Fuel type
192:Axle load
2998:PCO, PCJ
2935:ACZ, BCZ
2915:ACP, BCP
2778:Box vans
2697:E (1906)
2692:O (1886)
2663:Z (1956)
2658:S (1937)
2648:K (1973)
2643:N (1981)
2638:H (1984)
2612:V (1897)
2602:P (1910)
2597:G (1961)
2592:E (1906)
2558:By class
2500:(future)
2411:Trailers
2362:Trailers
2254:Electric
1528:29 April
1490:Archived
946:Warragul
940:Dimboola
712:Dimboola
690:Werribee
678:Lilydale
633:36,000 (
517:electric
499: in
462:Dd class
262:
259:Firebox:
242:Oil (30)
123:
2961:DDMS, D
2877:CS, VHN
2532:By type
1470:13 July
885:Mulwala
818:in 2006
798:in 2009
769:Bendigo
764:Y class
730:T class
708:Horsham
663:drawbar
652:Service
646:B class
573:⁄
553:N class
494:⁄
469:K class
413:History
365:Numbers
181:⁄
70:Builder
2565:Wooden
2371:Diesel
2330:Petrol
1655:V/Line
1407:
1378:
1324:
1214:: 3–6.
1085:
993:
950:Noojee
910:Donald
878:Static
757:Demise
674:Yarram
596:SCOA-P
387:was a
350:Career
169:Length
159:Driver
2900:Bogie
2857:DV/CV
2842:Bogie
2722:NSWGR
2631:Steel
2385:280hp
2284:Steam
1522:(PDF)
1515:(PDF)
1295:(PDF)
583:grate
557:2-8-2
483:) to
475:from
465:4-6-0
442:lb/yd
425:, an
403:2-8-0
142:Gauge
135:2-8-0
130:Whyte
65:Steam
2920:BCPL
2822:Vans
1556:2018
1530:2007
1498:2018
1472:2021
1432:2006
1405:ISBN
1376:ISBN
1354:2007
1322:ISBN
1303:2015
1278:2006
1238:2006
1178:2006
1156:2006
1083:ISBN
1044:2006
1023:2006
991:ISBN
700:Sale
519:and
450:rail
446:kg/m
383:The
252:coal
161:dia.
91:1954
2993:PHN
2988:PCP
2930:BCH
2925:ACN
2872:MHN
2847:D/C
2684:SAR
959:in
749:).
743:lbf
710:to
702:to
688:to
680:to
672:to
621:in
331:lbf
3148::
3003:PZ
2983:PH
2971:DS
2867:CO
2862:CW
1547:.
1462:.
1399:.
1362:^
1344:.
1261:^
1228:.
1210:.
1186:^
1067:^
887:,
747:kN
635:$
505:)
448:)
437:.
335:kN
101:60
1946:D
1941:E
1937:D
1613:e
1606:t
1599:v
1558:.
1532:.
1500:.
1474:.
1448:.
1434:.
1413:.
1384:.
1356:.
1330:.
1305:.
1280:.
1240:.
1180:.
1158:.
1091:.
1046:.
1025:.
999:.
935:.
912:.
891:.
631:£
575:2
571:1
568:+
566:2
501:(
496:2
492:1
489:+
487:8
479:(
458:%
427:£
296:2
183:2
179:1
176:+
174:5
153:)
149:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
