Victorian Railways S class

what is it?

The Victorian Railways S class was a class of 4-6-2 express passenger steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) in Australia between 1928 and 1954. Built when the VR was at its zenith and assigned to haul the broad gauge-leg of its Melbourne to Sydney interstate express passenger services, the S class remained the VR's most prestigious locomotive class until the advent of diesel electric locomotives in the early 1950s. They were the first Pacific-type locomotives on the VR, as well as its first 3-cylinder locomotive type.

who runs it

Victorian Railways

base stats

• power 1.7 MWpower output
• built 4made in total

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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 📏23.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 26 years (1928–1954).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1928

in service from

1928

retired

1954

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Newport Workshops

operators

Victorian Railways

top speed

—

power

1.7 MW

gauge

1,600 mm Irish broad gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

length

23.8 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.