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Victorian Railways L class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by George England and Company· from 1859· class of 10 Australian 2-4-0ST steam locomotives
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Victorian Railways L class No. 18 (1859): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Victorian Railways L class No 26 (1859): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Victorian Railways L class was a class of 2-4-0ST passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1861 and 1906, built by both George England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Slaughter, Gruning & Co., Bristol, 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 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 45 years (1861–1906).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1859–1860
- in service from
- 1861
- retired
- 1906
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- George England and Company, Avonside Engine Company
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0ST
- weight
- 37.6 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q111941230, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways L class (1859) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.