Commonwealth Railways K class

Commonwealth Railways K class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company
Serial number21230-21237
Build date1916
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loco weight111 long tons (113 t; 124 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.4,850 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,820 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area29 sq ft (2.7 m2)
Boiler pressure160 psi (11 bar; 1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort28,777 lbf (128.01 kN)
Career
OperatorsCommonwealth Railways
NumbersK27-K34
First runMarch 1916
DispositionAll scrapped

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.

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 Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-730100-05-7.
  2. 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.