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Victorian Railways J class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1859· class of 5 Australian 2-2-2 steam locomotives
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- 1. Victorian Railways J class (1859) No.10 at Spencer Street: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Victorian Railways J class (1859) 2-4-0: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Victorian Railways J class of 1859 was a class of 2-2-2 main line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1860 and 1912, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 167 years ago, in 1859.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 52 years (1860–1912).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1859
- in service from
- 1860
- retired
- 1912
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
- weight
- 27.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q111943976, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways J class (1859) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.