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Victorian Railways P class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1859· class of 5 Australian 0-6-0 steam locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Victorian Railways P Class Steam Locomotive No.3 Side View: Victorian Railways· Public domain
- 2. Victorian Railways P Class No.7 Engine Side View: Victorian Railways· Public domain
what is it?
The Victorian Railways P class was a class of 0-6-0 goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1860 and 1921, 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 61 years (1860–1921).
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
- 1921
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 28.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q111941494, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways P class (1859) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.