Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company 2-2-2WT (1855)

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Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
RebuilderWilliam Meikle
Rebuild date1872
Geelong and Melbourne Railway 2-2-2WT
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
RebuilderWilliam Meikle
Rebuild date1872
Number rebuilt2
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-2-2WT
34 rebuilt: 0-6-0WT
36 rebuilt: 2-4-0WT
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Career
OperatorsGeelong and Melbourne Railway Company, Victorian Railways
Number in class4
NumbersVictorian Railways: 34, 36, 38, 40
First runJuly 1856
Last runJuly 1889
(33 years)
DispositionScrapped

The Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company operated a total of four 2-2-2WT locomotives between 1856 and 1860. They were later operated by the Victorian Railways between 1860 and 1889.[1][2]

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