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Victorian Railways class M

No. 238 in October 1885 at Spencer Street station, Melbourne

The class M was a 4-4-0T tank locomotive for suburban service around Melbourne. The prototype No. 40 was built in 1879 by Beyer Peacock and delivered to Australia. 21 more were built by the Phoenix Foundry in Victoria...

Victorian Railways class MRemove
Variant
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
Built 1901-1905
Manufacturers Newport
Wheel arrangement 2B1 t
Gauge 1600 mm
Length
Service mass 51056 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Built 1901-1905
Manufacturers Newport
Wheel arrangement 4-4-2T (Atlantic)
Gauge 1,600 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Wheelbase 7.70 m
Empty mass 40.1 t
Service mass 51.1 t
Adhesion mass 28.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.29 m
Axle load 14.4 t
Water capacity 8,547 l
Fuel capacity 3 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Grate area 1.347 m²
Firebox surface 9.105 m²
Tube heating surface 86.121 m²
Evaporative heating surface 95.226 m²
Total heating surface 95.2 m²

Power plant

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Driver diameter 1,626 mm
Boiler pressure 12.4 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 457 x 508 mm

Power

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Power source steam
Estimated power 317 kW (431 PS)
Starting effort 68.9 kN

Calculated values

Property Victorian Railways class M
rebuilt M[h]E[/h]
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.04
Optimal speed 27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 140.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,185.07
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.80
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 15.11
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 70.69
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.46
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