VR S 303

VR S 303

Four of these magnificent three cylinder pacifics were built in the VR's Newport workshops between 1928 and 1930 for fast express passenger haulage.
Modifications to improve performance were made in 1935, the visible signs of which were: the addition of smoke deflectors, the replacement of the original elegant chimney with a plain one and the addition of a sloping shield under the smoke box.
All four locos were streamlined in 1937 and given large 12 wheel tenders to haul the new all steel 'Spirit of Progress' express non-stop between Melbourne and Albury, a distance of 200 miles.
They were all scrapped between 1953 and 1954.

Cylinders 3 x 20.5in x 28in
Coupled wheels 73in
Boiler pressure 200psi
Tractive effort 41104lbs
Grate area 50sqft
Horse power 2040 at 38mph
Wt loco & tender 194.6tons
(Streamlined 223.9tons)
Gauge 5ft 3in

Mesh by Bill Fock (Billegulla)
Bogie animation by Peter Pardoe-Matthews (Narrowgauge)

Author: Billegulla

VR S 303
addons
addons.im 772 bytes
shadow-shadowalpha.texture.txt 52 bytes
shadow.tga 384.53KB
shadowalpha.bmp 384.05KB
• config.txt 8.27KB
• cyldraincocks.tfx 420 bytes
loco_body
backhead.texture.txt 31 bytes
backhead.tga 48.02KB
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 3.02KB
body.im 1.56MB
bogrod.texture.txt 29 bytes
bogrod.tga 24.53KB
brassy.texture.txt 29 bytes
brassy.tga 12.53KB
buffera.texture.txt 30 bytes
buffera.tga 48.53KB
bufferb.texture.txt 30 bytes
bufferb.tga 24.53KB
cabsideleft.texture.txt 34 bytes
cabsideleft.tga 192.04KB
chrome.texture.txt 29 bytes
chrome.tga 4.53KB
dirtboglite.texture.txt 34 bytes
dirtboglite.tga 768.53KB
dirtbogrust.texture.txt 34 bytes
dirtbogrust.tga 768.53KB
dirty white.texture.txt 34 bytes
dirty white.tga 12.53KB
dirtyblack_lt.texture.txt 36 bytes
dirtyblack_lt.tga 1.28KB
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_metal64.bmp 12.05KB
env_metal64.texture.txt 34 bytes
green.texture.txt 28 bytes
green.tga 192.53KB
grey 1.texture.txt 29 bytes
grey 1.tga 48.02KB
handrail.texture.txt 31 bytes
handrail.tga 48.02KB
headlight.texture.txt 32 bytes
headlight.tga 12.04KB
mainbody.texture.txt 31 bytes
mainbody.tga 768.04KB
rivets lt.texture.txt 32 bytes
rivets lt.tga 3.02KB
shadow-shadowalpha.texture.txt 52 bytes
shadow.tga 384.53KB
shadowalpha.bmp 384.05KB
smokeboxdoortetureshade_seamless256.texture.txt 58 bytes
smokeboxdoortetureshade_seamless256.tga 192.04KB
varnish.texture.txt 30 bytes
varnish.tga 12.53KB
wheeltread.texture.txt 33 bytes
wheeltread.tga 48.02KB
loco_body_art
loco_body_art_icon.texture.txt 83 bytes
loco_body_art_icon.tga 32.04KB
• safety.tfx 472 bytes
• whistle.tfx 404 bytes