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Victorian Railways V Class
The Victorian Railways V Class is a steam locomotive, used on the Victorian Railways in the period 1900-1930. History and Description In 1899, the Victorian Railways (VR) imported from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA, a pattern locomotive for a new design of all-lines heavy goods engine. It was the largest that the VR system had operated up to then, and was typically American in design. It had a 2-8-0 ("Consolidation") wheel arrangement, with four cylinders arranged according to the Vauclain compound system of propulsion. The maker's number was 17396 and the pattern locomotive entered service on 30 May 1900 as V Class number 499. Test runs were made with coal trains between Melbourne and Nyora in South Gippsland, where the locomotive quickly demonstrated its worth. It also made a test run to Upper Ferntree Gully, where damage was caused to the cleading and lagging of the low-pressure cylinder, due to it striking the platform, which in those days had an insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomotive's boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a steam engine on wheels. In most locomotives, the steam is admitted alternately to each end of its cylinders, in which pistons are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels. Fuel and water supplies are usually carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in a tender coupled to it. Variations in this general design include electrically-powered boilers, turbines in place of pistons, and using steam generated externally. Steam locomotives were first developed in the United Kingdom during the early 19th century and used for railway transport until the middle of the 20th century. Richard Trevith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
