Originally numbered 2-6 under the first system of consecutive numbering system which duplicated numbers in each type (passenger / goods) locomotives.
Not long after, the VR changed to the odd/even system, odd for goods, even for passenger. These locomotives were renumbered 2-10 (even only). Classed 'J' in 1886.
Dee; et al. (1981). Power Parade. Melbourne: VicRail Public Relations Division. p. 3. ISBN0-7241-3323-2.
Cave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. pp. 23–33, 35. ISBN1876677384.
^ abcdefghijklmnoCave, Norman; Buckland, John; Beardsell, David (2002). Steam Locomotives of the Victorian Railways. Vol. 1: The First Fifty Years. Melbourne, Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. p. 35. ISBN1876677384.
^ abcdefgVictorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch: Diagrams & Particulars of Locomotives, Cars, Vans & Trucks (1904 ed.). Vic: Victorian Railways. 1904. p. 4.