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K 190 Steamrail Victoria |
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This photo is provided by James Brook from the gallery of his fine Victorian Railfan Website and shows K 190 in steam during 2003.
K 190 was built
by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1943 to the successful K-class
2-8-0 locomotive design for branch-line work. 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 – with 21 examples surviving into preservation. Innovative Boxpok diving
wheels were provided for the final seven K-class locomotives and K 190 retains
this distinctive feature.
K 190 has been
maintained and operated for many years by Steamrail Victoria as a rail tour engine and is normally
shedded at Newport Workshops. During the 1990's this locomotive wore an
attractive apple green livery and was hired for a period to the South Gippsland
Railway.
K 190 at Newport workshops in 1996, framed between two spare boilers.
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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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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