VR No. 42 - 1860+

VR No. 42 - 1860+

An ex-Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company 2-2-2 Well Tank Passenger Locomotive was sold to the Victorian Railways in 1860, not much is known about them besides some paintings and information in old books, this engine could either be Sirocco/Typhoon or even Cyclone/Hurricane, their is even disputes about the driving wheel diameter, one book says their all 6ft 6in like the two shunting engines Oberon and Titania, the Geelong Advertiser dated 1916 says the wheels are either 7ft 0in or 7ft 6in, I estimated based on a painting that they're 7ft 0in, another source says they have 2 fireboxes, one on the left and one on the right, when both are fired will look like a single firebox, the locomotive is rated about 500 horse power and can reach speeds of at least 55mph, as the Geelong Line is mostly flat with a few short grades from around 1in81 to 1in100 these engines where perfect, one book indicates in really bad weather they slip and can't be started without a push (quite possibly the train was over weight).

In 1861 they still worked the Geelong Line until new 2-2-2 Tender Engines took over, Sirocco was sent to Echuca for shunting, the other engines worked Essendon Suburban Lines, they ended their days converted for driving in the Murray River boats.

Water: 580 Imp Galls
Fuel: 6 cwt

VR No. 42 - 1860+
• blower.tfx 404 bytes
• config.txt 12.10KB
• icon.tga 6.04KB
loco_body
body.lm.txt 217 bytes
body_highest.im 1.16MB
body_lowest.im 52.48KB
coal-normals.texture.txt 60 bytes
coal-normals.tga 192.04KB
coal.im 2.15KB
coal.kin 2.33KB
coal.texture.txt 27 bytes
coal.tga 192.04KB
coke.im 2.03KB
handbrake.lm.txt 146 bytes
handbrake_lever.im 9.35KB
interior.texture.txt 33 bytes
interior.tga 3.00MB
main-env.tga 12.00MB
main-main-env.texture.txt 49 bytes
main-normals.texture.txt 83 bytes
main-normals.tga 12.00MB
main-spec.tga 12.00MB
main.tga 12.00MB
regulator.im 7.16KB
regulator.kin 2.33KB
regulator.lm.txt 140 bytes
reverser.im 5.37KB
reverser.kin 2.33KB
reverser.lm.txt 139 bytes
• safetyvalves.tfx 412 bytes
• screenshot.jpg 23.67KB
shadows
shadow.im 80.06KB
• small-gland.tfx 404 bytes
• vrsteam.gs 26.71KB
• whistle.tfx 428 bytes