Victorian Railways No.100 (1872)

Victorian Railways No.100
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Meikle
BuilderVR - Williamstown Workshops
Build date1872
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)[1]
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)[1]
Tender wheels4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)[1]
Wheelbase33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)[1] ​
 • Coupled7 ft 6 in (2,290 mm)[1]
 • Tender11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)[1]
Length:
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 • Over couplers45 ft 7+1⁄2 in (13.907 m)[1]
Height13 ft 1+1⁄2 in (4.001 m)[1]
Axle load11 long tons 13 cwt (26,100 lb or 11.8 t)[2]
1904 diagram: 12 long tons 2 cwt (27,100 lb or 12.3 t)[1]
1914 diagram: 12 long tons 9 cwt (27,900 lb or 12.6 t)[3]
Loco weight28 long tons 10 cwt (63,800 lb or 29 t)[2]
1904 diagram: 29 long tons 11 cwt (66,200 lb or 30 t)[1]
1914 diagram: 30 long tons 12 cwt (68,500 lb or 31.1 t)[3]
Tender weight23 long tons 15 cwt (53,200 lb or 24.1 t)[2]
1904 diagram: 27 long tons 10 cwt (61,600 lb or 27.9 t)[1]
1914 diagram: 28 long tons 0 cwt (62,700 lb or 28.4 t)[3]
Total weight52 long tons 5 cwt (117,000 lb or 53.1 t)[2]
1904 diagram: 57 long tons 1 cwt (127,800 lb or 58 t)[1]
1914 diagram: 58 long tons 12 cwt (131,300 lb or 59.5 t)[3]
Fuel capacity60 long cwt (6,700 lb or 3,000 kg)[2]
1904 diagram: 95 long cwt (10,600 lb or 4,800 kg)[1]
Water cap.1,948 imp gal (8,860 L; 2,339 US gal)[2]
1904 diagram: 1,975 imp gal (8,980 L; 2,372 US gal)[1]
Firebox:​
 • Grate area12.08 sq ft (1.122 m2)[2]
1904 diagram: 14.30 sq ft (1.329 m2)[1]
Boiler pressure130 psi (896 kPa)[4]
1914 diagram: 140 psi (965 kPa)[3]
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox86.03 sq ft (7.992 m2)[2]
1904 diagram: 83.70 sq ft (8 m2)[1]
 • Tubes1,082.21 sq ft (100.541 m2)[2]
1904 diagram: 1,088.10 sq ft (101 m2)[1]
 • Total surface1,168.24 sq ft (109 m2)[2]
1904 diagram: 1,171.80 sq ft (109 m2)[1]
Cylinders2, inside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort1904 diagram: 9,762 lbf (43.42 kN)[1]
1914 diagram: 10,513 lbf (46.76 kN)[3]
Career
OperatorsVictorian Railways
Number in class1
Numbers100
Delivered1872
First run24 January 1872
Last run1916
(44.9 years)
Withdrawn1916
DispositionScrapped

The Victorian Railways No. 100 was the first government built steam locomotive on Victorian Railways. It was a 2-4-0 passenger locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways between 1872 and 1916, built by Williamstown Workshops.

History

From the late 1860s, the Victorian Railways used odd numbers for goods locomotives and even numbers for passenger locos, this engine was numbered 100.[4] This odd and even system remained in use until 1912. In 1886, they were allocated to Class E, but became unclassed again in 1889 when that letter was allotted to the Kitson tanks.[4]

Production

This locomotive was built in 1872 following a recommendation from a Board of Enquiry that tradesmen could be employed in their spare time in the manufacture of locomotives.[4]

Regular service

It was used for passenger services on the Bendigo and North-Eastern lines before it was eventually being used exclusively on the Governor's and later Railway Commissioners' special inspection trains.[4]

Design improvements

Over the years they were fitted with various alterations to the cabs. There were also various upgrades over the years; with constant improvements to safety — these including things like updates to safety valves (and domes), smokeboxs and chimneys (with spark arrestors), and brakes.
It received a new boiler of same pressure in 1885, and another larger one in 1904 with a working pressure of 140psi.[4]

Accidents

Demise

It was withdrawn in 1916.[4]

Fleet summary

Key: In service Preserved Stored or withdrawn Scrapped
Locomotive Previous numbers Builder no. Entered service Withdrawn Scrapped Status Notes
100 E100 - 24 January 1872 1916 1916 Scrapped Reboilered - 1885. Reboilered - 1904[4]

References

  • Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 5. ISBN 0-7241-3323-2.
  • Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). "Chapter 6". Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. pp. 53–55. ISBN 1876677384.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. 55. ISBN 1876677384.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1914 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railwaysas reproduced by the ARHS Victoria Division in 2008. 1914. p. 10. ISBN 9781920892173.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). "Chapter 6". Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. ISBN 1876677384.