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2535 Stored for the Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum |
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2535 (sans tender, which
is stored nearby) stored at Dorrigo on 24 January 2004.
The buckled running boards can clearly be seen.
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Builder |
Beyer Peacock
& Co, Manchester |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
2322 of 1884 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
2-6-0 |
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No. in class |
70 |
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2535 was sold by the New South Wales Government Railways to Australian Iron & Steel (AIS), where it received lined green livery. Upon retirement, 2535 was plinthed by AIS at the company’s visitor centre at Coniston. Unfortunately the lifting chains were poorly placed under the locomotive when it was being placed at Coniston, resulting in buckled running boards (and possibly frame damage). 2535 was apparently becoming derelict at Coniston and was under threat of scrapping. Fortunately the Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum stepped in and acquired the locomotive in the mid-1970's. It was subsequently transferred to Rhondda Colliery, near Newcastle, for storage. In the mid 1980's it was moved by road to Dorrigo, where it remains in storage. Unfortunately the Dorrigo
Steam Railway & Museum is not open to the general public and hence
access to 2535 and the other exhibits is restricted. For
more general background about the New South Wales Government Railways (B)205 / Z(25) class locomotives, refer to the page for
sister 2510. |
My thanks to Joel Turner for contributing this
view of 2535's tender stored at Dorrigo on 11 February 2013.
References
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a |
"A
Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives" compiled by Alex
Grunbach, published by the Australian
Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division, 1989, pp.94 & 108. |
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b |
Kramer, J. 'The Dorrigo Steam
Railway & Museum - an Illustrated Guide', published by the Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum, 1987. |
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