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Victorian Railways class Y
The class Y was the heaviest and most powerful 0-6-0 locomotive in Australia when it was introduced in the 1880s. It was one of several classes designed with standard parts by Edward Alexander Jeffreys for the VR, but...
| Victorian Railways class YRemove | |
|---|---|
| Variant | |
| Built | 1885, 1888-1889 |
| Manufacturers | Kitson & Co.;Phoenix Foundry |
| Wheel arrangement | C |
| Gauge | 1600 mm |
| Length | |
| Service mass | 42674 kg |
| Top speed | |
| Power | |
| Engine |
General
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1885, 1888-1889 |
| Manufacturers | Kitson & Co., Phoenix Foundry |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0 (Six-coupled) |
| Gauge | 1,600 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 4.57 m |
| Service mass | 42.7 t |
| Adhesion mass | 42.7 t |
| Total mass | 69.1 t |
| Rigid wheelbase | 4.57 m |
| Water capacity | 10,001 l |
| Fuel capacity | 5.1 t (coal) |
Boiler
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.951 m² |
| Firebox surface | 8.826 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 98.106 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 106.932 m² |
| Total heating surface | 106.9 m² |
Power plant
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 1,372 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 9.7 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 457 x 660 mm |
Power
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 336 kW (457 PS) |
| Starting effort | 82.6 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | Victorian Railways class YRemove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 5.07 |
| Optimal speed | 24 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 7.9 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 151.1 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 1,435.44 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.00 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 16.13 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 54.81 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 11.12 |
