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Victorian Railways V class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by George England and Company· from 1857· class of 4 Australian 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Victorian Railways V class of 1857 was a class of 0-6-0 goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1858 and 1904, built by George England and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 169 years ago, in 1857.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 46 years (1858–1904).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1857
- in service from
- 1858
- retired
- 1904
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- George England and Company
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 30.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16926779, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways V class (1857) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.