Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 2-2-2WT (1854)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1600 mm)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	7.87 in (200 mm) x [?]; bore x stroke

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robertson, Martin & Smith
Build date	1854
Total produced	1

Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 2-2-2WT (1854)
Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 2-2-2WT (1854)
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robertson, Martin & Smith
Build date	1854
Total produced	1
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-2
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1600 mm)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	7.87 in (200 mm) x [?]; bore x stroke
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	25 mph (40 km/h)
Power output	30.0 hp (22.4 kW)
First run
Career
First run	9 September 1854

Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company 2-2-2WT (1854) was the first locomotive operated after the inauguration of a public railway line in Australia. It had 7+7⁄8 in (200 mm) diameter cylinders and was capable of producing 30.0 horsepower (22.4 kilowatts), reaching 25 mph (40 km/h) and hauling 130 tonnes (130 long tons; 140 short tons).