The Spirit Of The Hunter
About the Train (R766) and Carriages
The hunter Valley Limited Is a Rail Tours has been in the making for the last 4
years. This company started out in providing Rail tours to the public. we have
purchased an r class Steam Locomotive from Victoria from
over the last few years we have taken this locomotive Converted it
from Board Gauge to Standard Gauge to run in NSW and to Other States in
Australia, and rebuilt the the Main Wheels and other parts on the Loco, this
Loco uses Diesel Instead of coal to firer the Boiler in this train with
this it makes it cleaner to run train.
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 Victorian Railways publicity photograph of R 701, 1951 |
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| Power type | steam |
|---|---|
| Builder | North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow |
| Configuration | 4-6-4 |
| Driver size | 73 in (1,853 mm) |
| Length | 77 ft 3¼ in (23.55 m) |
| Axle load | 19 t 10 cwt (19.8 t) |
| Weight on drivers | 58 t 10 cwt (59.4 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 107 t 12 cwt (engine) 79 t 16 cwt (tender) 187 t 8 cwt (190.4 t) (total) |
| Tender capacity | 6 t (6.1
t) coal 9,000 imp gal (40,900 l) water |
| Boiler pressure | 210 psi (1.44 MPa) |
| Fire grate area | 42 ft² (3.9 m²) |
| Heating surface: Total | 2,705 ft² (251.3 m²) |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder size | 21½×28 in (546×711 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 32,080 lbf (145.5 kN) at 85% boiler pressure |
| Number in class | 70 |