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Victorian Railways O class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1861· class of 44 Australian 0-6-0 locomotives built 1861–1881
what is it?
The Victorian Railways O class was a class of 0-6-0 goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1862 and 1922, built by various builders.
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 165 years ago, in 1861.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 60 years (1862–1922).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1861–1881
- in service from
- 1862
- retired
- 1922
- status
- retired
- number built
- 44
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company, Avonside Engine Company, Robert Stephenson and Company, Yorkshire Engine Company, Williamstown Workshops, Phoenix Foundry, Slaughter, Grüning and Company
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 38.6 t
- nicknames
- Overarmers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q126901558, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways O class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.