History On The V R N Class V R In Steam

6712 1311914821 Jpg The n class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on the victorian railways (vr) from 1925 to 1966. a development of the successful k class 2 8 0 , it was the first vr locomotive class designed for possible conversion from 5 ft 3 in ( 1,600 mm ) to 4 ft 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge . The n class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on victorian railways from 1925 to 1966. a development of the successful k class 2 8 0, it was the first vr locomotive class designed for possible conversion from 5 ft 3 in (1600 mm) broad gauge to 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) standard gauge. in 1923, in response to the recommendations made by the 1921 royal commission on the matter of uniform.

Gauge 1 Aster Great Western King Class King George V R N 6000 Live N 110 139 recieved their modified front ends from 1936 to 1942. n461, 465, 471, 474, 477, 485, 490, 491, 494, 495 sold to sar in 1950 1951 becoming 750 class. n 432 has the distinction of being the last steam loco built at newport workshops, july 25 1951. above: n 110, (as built) fitted with coale safety valves (a trial for the s and x. Fire at elwood tram depot destroys entire vr tram fleet (17 cars) dec. 2: first a2 class steam locos in service. they would eventually number 185 and were vr's main passenger loco until the arrival of the diesel electric b class in 1952. vr annual report 1907. 1908: april 20. The n class was designed by richard maunsell, cme of the secr, to be a modern powerful mixed traffic locomotive to replace the regular double heading undertaken by smaller and older loco classes. design work started in 1914 but was delayed by the great war. the first prototype, number 810, did not emerge from ashford until july 1917. The r class was an express passenger steam locomotive that ran on australia's victorian railways (vr) from 1951 to 1974. a long overdue replacement for the 1907 era a2 class 4 6 0, their development and construction was repeatedly delayed due to financial constraints caused by the great depression and later the manpower and materials shortages of world war ii and the immediate postwar period.