Commonwealth Railways K class

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.

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:
 • Firegrate area		29 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

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 Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.[1][2]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. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
  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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