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Mossman Mill ‘Ivy’ Privately owned at Newcastle, NSW |
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Photo required
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Builder |
John
Fowler & Co, Leeds |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
15947 of 1922 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
0-4-2T + T |
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‘Ivy’ was one
of many Fowler steam locomotives supplied to the sugar mill railways of
Queensland. It worked at the Mossman
Mill, north of Cairns where sugar cane grows quickly in the tropical heat and
humidity of Far North Queensland. I
understand ‘Ivy’ has an unusual Tender & Tank configuration (T + T), with
the tender presumably augmenting the limited fuel and water capacity of the
locomotive unit and thus significantly extending its otherwise limited range. As at August 2004, ‘Ivy’ was reported as being privately
owned at Wonga Beach (near Mossman), partially dismantled and available for
sale. (Alas the webmaster was unable
to locate it during a visit to Wonga Beach around this time.) Apparently ‘Ivy’ was subsequently sold to
another private individual and transported to a Newcastle / Hunter Valley,
NSW location. The little
that I know of Mossman Mill loco ‘Ivy’ is based on John Browning’s listing of
preserved sugar cane locomotives on the Light Railway Research Society of
Australia website, as referenced below. I would greatly appreciate the contribution of a photograph and any
further information for this locomotive, either when in service or when in
private ownership. |
References
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Light
Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. Web site (retrieved 23 May 2016): 'Preserved Australian Sugar Cane Locomotives'
list by John Browning |
Page updated: 23 May 2016
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