F Class
Steam Loco
Owner
VR: 1874-1951
Sunshine Harvester Works: 1920-1930
Earlston Sand Co., Cranbourne: 1926-c1936
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd: 1930-1955
Massey Ferguson: 1955-1961
ARHS Vic: 1961-2020
Newport Railway Museum: 2020-Current

Class Information
Number in class
2-4-0: 21
2-4-2T: 7
Numbers
2-4-0:
  • 98, 126 - 144, 166 - 184 (Even only): 1874 - 1886
  • F 98, F 126 - F 144, F 166 - F 184 (Even only): 1886 onwards
2-4-2T:
  • F 172 - F 184 (Even only): 1910 onwards
First run
June 1874

Builder Information
Builder
98: Beyer, Peacock & Co.
126 - 144, 166 - 184: Phoenix Foundry
Builder number
Beyer, Peacock & Company: 1267
Phoenix Foundry: 28, 30 - 31, 33 - 39, 55 - 64
Build date
1874 - 1880
Cost
126 - 144, 166 - 184: £3241-6-11

Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Configuration
Original: 2-4-0
1910 tank: 2-4-2T

Dimensions
Locomotive length
Original: 41 ft 11 1/2 in (12.79 m)
1910 tank: 30 ft 7 1/4 in (9.33 m)
Locomotive weight
Original: 27 LT 1 cwt (27.48 t)
Rebuilt 1902: 28 LT 3 cwt (28.60 t)
1910 tank: 42 LT 9 cwt (43.13 t)
1914 diagram: 31 LT (31.50 t)
Tender weight
Original: 23 LT 6 cwt (23.67 t)
Rebuilt 1902: 26 LT (26.42 t)
1914 diagram: 27 LT 11 cwt (27.99 t)
Locomotive and tender weight
Original: 50 LT 7 cwt (51.16 t)
Rebuilt 1902: 54 LT 3 cwt (55.02 t)
1914 diagram: 58 LT 11 cwt (59.49 t)

Capacity Information
Tender capacity
1897 diagram:
  • 98, 128 - 132, 136, 140, 144, 166, 168, 174, 176, 182:
    • Fuel: ?
    • Water: 1,550 gal (7,046.4 L)
  • 126, 134, 138, 142, 170, 172, 178, 180, 184:
    • Fuel: 60 ctw (3.048 t)
    • Water: 1,710 gal (7,773.8 L)
1904 diagram:
  • Fuel: 70 ctw (3.556 t)
  • Water: 1,950 gal (8,864.9 L)
1910 tank:
  • Fuel: 20 ctw (1.016 t)
  • Water: 1,100 gal (5,000.7 L)
1914 diagram:
  • Fuel: 75 ctw (3.81 t)
  • Water: 2,600 gal (11,819.8 L)

Steam Boiler Information
Boiler pressure
1904 diagram:
  • 98: 120 psi (827.4 kPa)
  • 130, 136 - 140, 144, 170 - 174, 184: 130 psi (896.3 kPa)
  • 166, 176, 180: 140 psi (965.3 kPa)
  • 126, 128, 132, 134, 142, 168, 178, 182: 160 psi (1,103.2 kPa)
1910 tank: 160 psi (1,103.2 kPa)
1914 diagram: 160 psi (1,103.2 kPa)
Photos
F 176 on display at Newport Railway Museum
20 February 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
F 176 on display at Newport Railway Museum
20 February 2016
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
F 176 on display at Newport Railway Museum
17 February 2018
Taken by: Andrew Henderson
Class List
No. Location In Service Withdrawn Condition Livery
98, F 98   June 1874 13 March 1919 Collision - 10 November 1878. Collision - 26 January 1881  
126, F 126   9 August 1876 7 August 1916    
128, F 128   16 October 1876 27 June 1916    
130, F 130   19 October 1876 7 June 1919    
132, F 132   10 January 1877 8 November 1916    
134, F 134   11 January 1877 24 January 1916    
136, F 136   1 February 1877 8 July 1922    
138, F 138   30 January 1877 24 June 1924    
140, F 140   6 February 1877 15 July 1922 New chimney - 29 November 1890  
142, F 142   10 March 1877 10 June 1922 Collision - 22 June 1889  
144, F 144   27 March 1877 8 July 1922    
166, F 166   April 1879 15 July 1922    
168, F 168   June 1879 25 January 1917    
170, F 170   July 1879 24 January 1916    
172, F 172   November 1879 7 November 1928 Derailment - 11 March 1897. Rebuilt as 2-4-2T - 29 June 1910  
174, F 174   December 1879 30 November 1929 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T with split bunker and door at rear - 31 March 1909  
176, F 176 Newport Railway Museum January 1880 28 May 1920 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T - 12 May 1910. Sold to H V McKay, Sunshine Harvester Works (£1500) - 28 May 1920. Donated to ARHS - 1961 Canadian Pacific Red
178, F 178   January 1880 29 June 1926 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T with split bunker and door at rear - 23 September 1911. Used as boiler washout engine at North Melbourne Loco Depot - 29 June 1929. Scrapped - 30 July 1951  
180, F 180   February 1880 29 June 1926 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T - 22 December 1910  
182, F 182   December 1879 12 September 1925 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T - 21 April 1910  
184, F 184   March 1880 29 December 1926 Rebuilt as 2-4-2T with split bunker and door at rear - 11 November 1910. Sold to Earlston Sand Co., Cranbourne (£750) - 29 December 1926. Derelict - June 1936. Scrapped - c. April 1940  
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