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Shay No.2 ex- Lloyd Copper Co, Burraga |
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Photo required
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Builder |
Ohio |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
2575
of 1912 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
B-type |
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This
two-truck B-type Shay locomotive was built by Lima
Locomotive Works, Ohio in 1912 as one of two (B/Nos. 2575 & 2576)
supplied to the Lloyd Copper Co. for use at their Burraga works near Oberon,
NSW. These two locomotives were numbered 1 & 2 respectively at the Lloyd
Copper Co. By 1920,
No.2 was at the Hoskins Steelworks in Lithgow, NSW. By 1928 both B/Nos. 2575
& 2576 had been sold to the Victorian Hardwood & Sawmilling Co. for
use on their timber tramways in the Powelltown area of Victoria. Shay B/No.
2576 ended its days at Omeo where it had been used in a static capacity to
power a sawmill. By this stage it was in a dismantled state and apparently
lacking trucks. The remaining components (frame, boiler, cylinders and other
parts) have been privately owned by a Melbourne-based enthusiast since the
mid-1960's and are stored at a Melbourne suburban location. A news article
and photograph in Light Railways magazine No.194 of April 2007 confirmed the
continuing existence of these locomotive components and their ongoing storage
in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The boiler
of sister Shay B/No. 2575 was also adopted for sawmill use. Until recent years
the boiler shell survived in the former station yard at Carpolac,
albeit having been gutted of tubes and non-ferrous items. Alas this relic has
now disappeared. Further
historical and technical information for Lima B/No. 2576 can be found at the
excellent Shaylocomotive.com website. Contributions of further information or photograph for this locomotive are welcome. |
References
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a |
www.shaylocomotives.com
website, viewed 26
May 2014. |
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b |
'Light
Railways - Australia's Magazine of Industrial & Narrow Gauge Railways', Number
194, April 2007. Published
by Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. Research
item & photo on page 26. |
Page updated: 14 July 2026
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