| Victorian Railways X class | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | Phoenix Foundry |
| Serialnumber: | 185-199 |
| Builddate: | 1886-1887 |
| Totalproduction: | 15 |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Boilerpressure: | Original: Reboilered 1900: |
| Cylindercount: | 2 |
| Tractiveeffort: | Original: at 100 psi Reboilered 1900: at 80% boiler pressure |
| Operator: | Victorian Railways |
| Fleetnumbers: | X353-X381 (odd only) |
| Firstrundate: | 3 August 1886 |
| Lastrundate: | 19 November 1920 |
| Disposition: | 15 scrapped |
The Victorian Railways X class was a class of mainline goods locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1886 and 1920.
First class using the new Victorian Railway letter classification system.
Built by the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat in 1886/87, these were large engines of the English tradition featuring a low footplate and a continuous coupling rod splasher similar to the 'Old' A class. They had a steel cab with cutaway side sheets and a small side window which remained unaltered during their life. The tenders also were similar to the 'Old' A's in design and capacity; a six wheel type with narrow tanks to make space above the footplate for the springs. They were painted in bright green and white outlines, with polished brass dome cover and copper chimney cap.
Although they were classed as a main line goods engine, they were regularly assigned to extra and excursion passenger traffic, even working express rosters at times, including the Adelaide Express as far as Stawell and some Gippsland trains to Warragul. They also operated race and showgrounds traffic on the Flemington Racecourse line. In 1894, 13 were allocated to North Melbourne and two to Ballarat probably for working the Adelaide Express.
They were fitted with cow-catches and Westinghouse air-brakes in the 1890s.
Several were used in tests with water and coal economy devices:
Reboilering in 1900-03 raised the working pressure from 140 psi to 155 psi, and the cylinders were rebored to 18 1/2 inches in diameter in 1914-17 with an increase in tractive effort to 18390 pounds. In 1916 the working pressure was reduced to 145 psi, dropping the tractive effort to 17203 pounds.
All the locomotives were removed from the Victorian Railways register between 1917 and 1920
| Key: | In Service | Preserved | Stored or Withdrawn | Scrapped |
|---|
| Locomotive | Builder No. | Entered service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X353 | 185 | Scrapped | |||||
| X355 | 186 | Scrapped | |||||
| X357 | 187 | Scrapped | |||||
| X359 | 188 | Scrapped | |||||
| X361 | 189 | Scrapped | |||||
| X363 | 190 | Scrapped | |||||
| X365 | 191 | Scrapped | |||||
| X367 | 192 | Scrapped | |||||
| X369 | 193 | Scrapped | |||||
| X371 | 194 | Scrapped | |||||
| X373 | 195 | Scrapped | |||||
| X375 | 196 | Scrapped | |||||
| X377 | 197 | Scrapped | |||||
| X379 | 198 | Scrapped | |||||
| X381 | 199 | Scrapped |