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 ${\displaystyle \mathrm {D_{E}^{D}} }$ steam locomotives, see Victorian Railways Dd class.

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)[1] Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1] Wheelbase 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m)[2] Length 49 ft 2+1⁄2 in (14.999 m)[1] Height 12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.899 m)[1] Axle load 13 long tons 13 cwt (30,600 lb or 13.9 t)[2] Loco weight 39 long tons 11 cwt (88,600 lb or 40.2 t)[2] Tender weight 29 long tons 19 cwt (67,100 lb or 30.4 t)[2] Total weight 69 long tons 10 cwt (155,700 lb or 70.6 t)[2] Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 70 long cwt (7,800 lb or 3,600 kg)[2] Water cap. 2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal)[2] Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 83.5 sq ft (7.76 m2)[2]  • Tubes 971.0 sq ft (90.21 m2)[2]  • Total surface 1,054.5 sq ft (98 m2)[2] Cylinders 2, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)[2]
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

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

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

• 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.