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Class of Australian 2-8-0 locomotives
Commonwealth Railways K class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-8-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) standard gauge Loco weight 111 long tons (113 t; 124 short tons) Fuel type Coal Water cap. 4,850 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,820 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 29 sq ft (2.7 m2 ) Boiler pressure 160 psi (11 bar; 1,100 kPa) Cylinder size 21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
The Commonwealth Railways K class was a class of 2-8-0 freight locomotives built in 1916 by North British Locomotive Company , United Kingdom, for the Commonwealth Railways , Australia.
In order to operate freight trains on the then under construction Trans-Australian Railway , Commonwealth Railways ordered eight locomotives of the same design as the New South Wales Government Railways ' T class (later the D50 class), but with higher capacity tenders.[ 1] [ 2]
All were delivered between March and June 1916. Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.[ 1] [ 2]
^ a b Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s . Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-730100-05-7 ^ a b K class Chris's Commonwealth Railways Pages
Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways . Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN 1876216018
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