Victorian Railways H class (1877)
The Victorian Railways H class was a class of light line passenger locomotives operated by the Victorian Railways between 1877 and 1916. History. Classed 'H' in 1886. Production. Built by the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat in 1877/78. Design was similar to the 1874 K class and 1877 G class in both power and weight, but with driving wheels of 5 feet diameter instead of 4 feet. One strange feature was the inexplicably small grate area. Four-wheeled tenders with a 7-foot wheelbase were fitted. Regular service. H150 was noted as being in motor service in  1908. Withdrawal. All the locomotives were removed from the Victorian Railways register between 1905 and 1916. The boiler of H156 went to Bendigo shed in 1912. H130 was sold to Trawalla and Waterloo Tramway for £600 on 31 May 1909 and was later sold to Smith and Timms, SA in 1912. Last seen at Mile End, SA in 1922