Victorian_Railways_J_class_(1859)
Victorian Railways J class (1859)
Class of 5 Australian 2-2-2 steam locomotives
This article is about the 1859 J class steam locomotive. For the 1954 J class steam locomotive, see Victorian Railways J class (1954).
The Victorian Railways J class was a class of 2-2-2 main line passenger locomotives manufactured by Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England for the Victorian Railways.
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Originally numbered 2-6 under the first system of consecutive numbering system which duplicated numbers in each type (passenger / goods) locomotives.
Not long after, the VR changed to the odd/even system, odd for goods, even for passenger. These locomotives were renumbered 2-10 (even only). Classed 'J' in 1886.
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First nos. | Locomotive | Builder no. | Entered service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Status | Notes |
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2 | J 2 | 110 | May 1860 | 23 April 1904 | Scrapped | ||
4 | J 4 | 112 | July 1860 | 9 November 1912 | Scrapped | Sold to Mr Findlay of Serviceton - 9 November 1912 | |
6 | J 6 | 114 | August 1860 | 10 August 1912 | Scrapped | Hot water engine - 10 August 1912. Broken up? - 19 February 1916. Last seen - 9 March 1917 | |
3 | J 8 | 111 | June 1860 | 5 July 1904 | Scrapped | ||
5 | J 10 | 113 | July 1860 | 28 April 1907 | Scrapped | Stationary engine at Newport - 29 April 1907 |
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- Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 3. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
- Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. pp. 23–33, 35. ISBN 1876677384.
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- Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1894 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1894.
- Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. p. 35. ISBN 1876677384.
- Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.