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K 160 Victorian Goldfields Railway |
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This photo is kindly provided by Roy Bird and shows K160
shunting at Maldon station on 30 May 2004.
K 160 was
built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1940 to the successful
K-class 2-8-0 locomotive design. A total of 53 K-class locomotives were
constructed for branch-line duties, with a significant number retained in
storage or for workshop shunting duties towards to end of steam traction on the
Victorian Railways.
K 160 is
preserved in operational condition at Maldon on the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
K 160 resting over the ash on the turntable road at Maldon
locomotive depot.
Photo contributed by Chris Thompson and dated 29 November
2005.
Second & third views of K 160 awaiting its next steaming at Maldon.
Photos contributed by Chris Thompson and dated 29 November
2005.
References
a |
‘A brief
history of Preserved Rolling Stock of Victoria’ by
Norm Bray, Peter J Vincent and Daryl M Gregory. Published
by Brief History Books, PO Box 437, Sunbury, Vic 3429. |
b |
ARHS
(Victorian Division) 'North Williamstown Railway Museum', Third
Edition 1968, revised 1977, reprinted 1980. |
c |
‘Locomotives
of Australia - 1985 to 2010’ (Fifth
Edition), by Leon Oberg, published
2010 by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. |
d |
Wikipedia
page for VR K-class locomotives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_class Retrieved
21 February 2023 |
Page updated: 21 February 2023
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