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K 162 Plinthed at Yarragon |
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This photo is courtesy of John Farrell, dated 24 February
2002, and shows K 162 (numbered K 183) plinthed at Yarragon.
K 162 was built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1941 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 162 had been maintained as a rail tour engine by Steamrail during the 1970's however it eventually became somewhat worn-out. Rather than embark upon an expensive restoration, Steamrail arranged to swap K 162 with sister K 183 which was plinthed at Yarragon and apparently in significantly better condition. Accordingly, the locomotive unit of K 183 was swapped with K 162 in 1982, and K 162 (paired with K 183's tender which remained plinthed at Yarragon) now carries the number K 183.
References
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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. |
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ARHS (Victorian
Division) 'North Williamstown Railway Museum', Third
Edition 1968, revised 1977, reprinted 1980. |
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‘Locomotives
of Australia - 1985 to 2010’ (Fifth
Edition), by Leon Oberg, published
2010 by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. |
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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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