The mainline passenger locomotives later classified as B class ran on the Victorian Railways between 1862 and 1917. Utilising a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement to allow greater traction on the heavily graded new lines to Ballarat and Echuca rather than the 2-2-2 arrangement previously selected for VR’s Geelong line these highly successful passenger locomotives are regarded as the first mainline VR locomotives.
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active years end year
1881-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1861-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Phoenix Foundry, Beyer Peacock and Company, R and W Hawthorn
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