Commonwealth Railways K class

Commonwealth Railways K class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder North British Locomotive Company
Serial number 21230-21237
Build date 1916
Total produced 8
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-0
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loco weight 111 long tons (113 t; 124 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Water cap 4,850 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,820 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 29 sq ft (2.7 m2)
Boiler pressure 160 psi (11 bar; 1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size 21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 28,777 lbf (128.01 kN)
Career
Operators Commonwealth Railways
Numbers K27-K34
First run March 1916
Disposition All 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.[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 Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.[1][2]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. 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. 
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