"1862"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Original:"@en . . . . "Rebuilt: at 80% WP MEP"@en . . "steam"@en . "1881"^^ . . . . "B class with original spark-arresting funnel"@en . . "1861"^^ . . "Two, inside"@en . "1"^^ . . "18792342"^^ . "Original:"@en . . . . . . . . . "1861"^^ . . . . "1048625959"^^ . . . . . . . . "All scrapped"@en . "1917"^^ . . . . . . . "Victorian Railways B class"@en . . . . . "12467"^^ . . . . . . "Rebuilt:"@en . . . "Original: at 100lbs press MEP"@en . . . "Victorian Railways B class"@en . . . . . . . . . . "fuel, water"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Rebuilt:"@en . . . . . . . "The mainline passenger locomotives, later classified as B class, ran on the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1862 and 1917. They used a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement, which provided greater traction on the new, more heavily graded Geelong\u2013Ballarat railway and the Melbourne-Bendigo-Echuca railway, as opposed to the 2-2-2 arrangement previously selected for the relatively level Geelong line. The B class locomotives are regarded as the first mainline VR motive power, and were highly successful in passenger operations."@en . . . . . . . "The mainline passenger locomotives, later classified as B class, ran on the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1862 and 1917. They used a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement, which provided greater traction on the new, more heavily graded Geelong\u2013Ballarat railway and the Melbourne-Bendigo-Echuca railway, as opposed to the 2-2-2 arrangement previously selected for the relatively level Geelong line. The B class locomotives are regarded as the first mainline VR motive power, and were highly successful in passenger operations."@en . "Victorian Railways B class"@en . . . . .