Commonwealth Railways K class
Commonwealth Railways K class
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Specifications |
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Configuration |
2-8-0 |
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Gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Loco weight |
111 long tons (113 t; 124 short tons) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Water cap |
4,850 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,820 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
29 sq ft (2.7 m2) |
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Boiler pressure |
160 psi (11 bar; 1,100 kPa) |
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Cylinder size |
21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm) |
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The Commonwealth Railways K class was a class of 2-8-0 freight locomotives built in 1916 by North British Locomotive Company, United Kingdom, for the Commonwealth Railways, Australia.
History
In order to operate freight trains on the then under construction Trans-Australian Railway, Commonwealth Railways ordered eight locomotives of the same design as the New South Wales Government Railways' T class (later the D50 class), but with higher capacity tenders.[1][2]
All were delivered between March and June 1916. Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.[1][2]
References
Notes
- 1 2 Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- 1 2 K class Chris's Commonwealth Railways Pages
Bibliography
- Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN 1876216018.
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