Victorian Railways NA class

Victorian Railways NA class
NA locomotive 12A at Belgrave on the Puffing Billy Railway 2005.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerBaldwin Locomotive Works
Builder
Model
  • BLW simple: 10-20¼-D1
  • BLW compound: 10-13-26¼-D1
Build date1898–1915
Total produced17
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-2T
 • UIC1′C1′ t
Driver2nd coupled axle, flangeless
Gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Leading dia.24.25 in (0.62 m)
Driver dia.36 in (0.91 m)
Trailing dia.24.25 in (0.62 m)
Minimum curve3 chains (60.35 m)
Wheelbase:
 • Engine21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Length:
 • Over couplers30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Width8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Height10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Frame typeBar frames
Axle load1: 9.455 long tons (9.607 t; 10.590 short tons)
2: 9.3 long tons (9.4 t; 10.4 short tons)
Adhesive weight1: 25.65 long tons (26.06 t; 28.73 short tons)
2: 25.95 long tons (26.37 t; 29.06 short tons)
Empty weight1: 27.9 long tons (28.3 t; 31.2 short tons)
2: 28.45 long tons (28.91 t; 31.86 short tons)
Loco weight1: 34.35 long tons (34.90 t; 38.47 short tons)
2: 34.9 long tons (35.5 t; 39.1 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacityInitially 1.5 long tons (1,524.07 kg),
later 1.75 long tons (1,778.08 kg) then 2 long tons (2,032.09 kg) with hungry boards.
Water cap.Initially 600 US gal (2,271.25 L), later 750 US gal (2,839.06 L) or 780 US gal (2,952.62 L)
Firebox:
 • TypeRound-top
Boiler:
 • TypeParallel
Boiler pressure1 only: 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
2-17: 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox9.03 ft2 (0.8 m2)
 • Total surface524 ft2 (48.7 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size1, 3, 5-17: 13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm)
High-pressure cylinder2 & 4: 9+12 in × 18 in (241 mm × 457 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder2 & 4: 16 in × 18 in (406 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort1: 10,816 lbf (48.1 kN)
2: 12,168 lbf (54.1 kN)
3-17: 12,170 lbf (54.1 kN) at 80% of boiler pressure
Career
Delivered1898
First runSeptember 1898
Preserved3A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 12A, 14A
Current ownerEmerald Tourist Railway Board
Disposition6 preserved, 11 scrapped
All data above from Speed Limit 20 Plus unless otherwise marked.

The Victorian Railways NA class is a 2-6-2T built for their four 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge branch lines.