Victorian Railways H class (1877)

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{{Infobox locomotive

| name = Victorian Railways H class

| powertype = Steam

| image = Victorian Old H class locomotive.jpg

| caption = Unidentified H class 4-4-0 at Ballarat, date unknown

| designer = William Meikle

| builder = Phoenix Foundry

| ordernumber =

| serialnumber = 40-47

| buildmodel =

| builddate = 1877-1878

| totalproduction = 8

| rebuilder =

| rebuilddate =

| numberrebuilt =

| whytetype = {{whyte|4-4-0}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|victorian|allk=on|first=imp}}

| leadingdiameter = {{cvt|3|ft|1+1/2|in|mm}}

| driverdiameter = {{cvt|5|ft|0|in|mm}}

| trailingdiameter =

| minimumcurve =

| wheelbase = {{cvt|34|ft|1|in|m}}

| length = {{cvt|42|ft|0|in|m}}

| width =

| height = {{convert|13|ft|0|in|m}}

| axleload = {{long ton|10|7|lk=on}}

| weightondrivers =

| locoweight = {{long ton|32|7|lk=on}}

| tenderweight = {{long ton|16|3|lk=on}}

| locotenderweight = {{long ton|48|10|lk=on}}

| tendertype =

| fueltype = Coal

| fuelcap = {{long ton| |60|lk=on}}

| watercap = {{cvt|1223|impgal|L USgal}}

| tendercap =

| sandcap =

| boiler =

| boilerpressure = Nos. 146, 148, 152 (1904): {{cvt|120|psi|kPa|0|lk=on}}
Nos. 154, 156 (1904): {{cvt|125|psi|kPa|0|lk=on}}
Nos. 150, 158, 160 (1904): {{cvt|130|psi|kPa|0|lk=on}}{{VictorianRailways-Diagrams|1904|page=4}}

| feedwaterheater =

| firearea =

| tubearea = {{cvt|794.85|sqft|m2}}

| fluearea =

| tubesandflues =

| fireboxarea = {{cvt|72.89|sqft|m2}}

| totalsurface = {{cvt|867.74|sqft|m2|0}}

| superheatertype =

| superheaterarea =

| cylindercount = 2

| cylindersize = {{cvt|15|×|22|in|mm|0}}

| frontcylindersize =

| rearcylindersize =

| hpcylindersize =

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| valvegear =

| valvetype =

| valvetravel =

| valvelap =

| valvelead =

| transmission =

| maxspeed =

| poweroutput =

| tractiveeffort = {{cvt|8250|lbf|kN|lk=on|abbr=on}} at 100 psi

| factorofadhesion =

| trainheating =

| locobrakes =

| locobrakeforce =

| trainbrakes =

| safety =

| operator = Victorian Railways
Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway

| operatorclass =

| powerclass =

| numinclass =

| fleetnumbers = H146-H160 (even only)

| officialname =

| nicknames =

| axleloadclass =

| locale =

| deliverydate =

| firstrundate = September 1877

| lastrundate = 19 February 1916
({{A.y|September 1877|19 February 1916}})

| retiredate =

| withdrawndate =

| preservedunits =

| restoredate =

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| currentowner =

| disposition = 1 tender preserved at Newport Railway Museum, all engine units scrapped.

}}

The Victorian Railways H class was a class of {{whyte|4-4-0}} light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1916.