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- 1. D Class at Newport Workshops: Victorian Railways· Public domain
what is it?
The D class of 1887 were Phoenix-built 4-4-0 steam locomotive to be used on Victorian Railways.
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 139 years ago, in 1887.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1887–1888
- in service from
- 1887
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Phoenix Foundry
- operators
- Victorian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 14.9 m
- weight
- 39.6 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q111941622, Wikipedia: Victorian Railways D class (1887) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.