Tasmanian Government Railways K class

Tasmanian Government Railways K class
Tasmanian Government Railways K class
	Works photograph of K1
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co
Serial number	5292, 5293
Build date	1909
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-0+0-4-0T
Gauge	2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.	2 ft 7+1⁄2 in (800 mm)
Wheelbase	26 ft 9 in (8,153 mm) overall; 4 ft (1,219 mm)
Length	32 ft 2 in (9,800 mm)
Loco weight	33.5 long tons (34.0 t; 37.5 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal or Oil
Tender cap.	840 imp gal (3,800 L; 1,010 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	14.8 sq ft (1.37 m2)
Boiler pressure	195 psi (13.4 bar; 1,340 kPa)
Heating surface	628 sq ft (58.3 m2)
• Tubes	568 sq ft (52.8 m2)
• Firebox	60 sq ft (5.6 m2)
Cylinder size	14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm)
High-pressure cylinder	11 in × 16 in (279 mm × 406 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder	17 in × 16 in (432 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	12,507 lbf (55.63 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Tasmanian Government Railways
Numbers	K1-K2
Preserved	K1
Disposition	1 preserved, 1 scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways K class was a class of 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways from 1909 – the first Garratt locomotives built.

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