No. |
Photo |
Class |
Wheel Arrang't |
Builder's No. & Year |
Status |
Location |
Notes |
Commonwealth Railways - Trans - Australia Railway (SA -
WA) |
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4' 8.5" Gauge |
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G 1 |
G |
4-6-0 |
Clyde 126 of 1914 |
Display |
National
Railway Museum, Port Adelaide |
The Commonwealth Railways selected
standard gauge for the Trans-Australia Railway linking Port Augusta to
Kalgoorlie across the Nullarbor Plain. For motive power, a pragmatic
decision was made to copy proven locomotive designs and accordingly the
G-class were repeats of the New South Wales Government Railways (C) 32
class. G 1 is now the sole
survivor of the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge locomotive fleet and is
displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. |
|
Commonwealth Railways - Central Australia Railway (SA -
NT) |
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3' 6" Gauge |
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NB 30 |
NB |
0-6-0ST, converted to 0-6-0DM |
Vulcan Iron Work 2533 of 1916 |
Operational (Diesel) |
Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn |
NB
30 was constructed as one of 4 identical steam locomotives built in 1916
for the Henderson Naval Base in WA. Two were acquired by the
Commonwealth Railways in 1925 to become NB29 & NB30. NB30 was
converted to diesel in 1958 and is now preserved at the Pichi
Richi Railway. |
|
NM 25 |
NM |
4-8-0 |
Thompson Foundry 51 of 1925 |
Operational |
Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn |
The 22 members of the Commonwealth
Railways NM class were built to the design of the Queensland Railways C17
class, following the CR philosophy of copying proven Australian locomotive
designs. NM25 survived into
preservation following its use as a stationary boiler at Port Augusta until
1975. In 2003 it was rebuilt and returned to operation by the Pichi Pichi Railway to provide
authentic motive power for their "Old Ghan" tourist train through
the Pichi Richi Pass. |
|
NM 34 |
NM |
4-8-0 |
Thompson Foundry 58 of 1927 |
Display |
National
Railway Museum, Port Adelaide |
NM34
was statically displayed outdoors for many years at the ARHS Mile End Railway
Museum. It was later transferred to the newly-established National Railway
Museum, Port Adelaide where it is now proudly displayed with other
Commonwealth Railways exhibits. |
|
NJAB 1 |
NJAB |
2-2-0WT |
Kitson
4356 of 1906 |
Operational |
Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn |
NJAB 1 is a steam motor coach and
is affectionately known as the "Coffee
Pot". It is one of Australia's most notable preserved steam
railway machines, representing an early type of self-propelled railcar.
NJAB1 Coffee Pot worked out of Quorn depot from 1906 to its retirement in
1932. It was plinthed at Alice Springs station until transferred to the
Pichi Richi Railway in 1975
and restored to operation. |
|
Commonwealth Railways - North Australia Railway (Northern
Territory) |
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3' 6" Gauge |
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1 |
NA |
0-4-0ST |
Baldwin 7860 of 1886 |
Display |
Berrimah Passenger Terminal, Darwin |
Sandfly was originally a contractor's locomotive used
by C & E Millar during construction of the North Australia Railway.
It appears to be a standard Baldwin design of 0-4-0ST locomotive for shunting
and construction work. |
|
5 |
NF |
2-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 1717 of 1877 |
Operational |
Pine Creek |
There is some confusion about the
true identity of the NF-class 2-6-0 locomotive preserved at Pine Creek. It carries
the builder's plates of NF 2 but some sources list it as actually being NF
5. After periods of display at a number of Darwin locations, NF 5 moved to the Pine Creek railway
station and was restored to operation in late 2001. |
|
6 |
- |
NF |
2-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 1721 of 1877 |
Drowned |
Darwin Harbour |
NF
6 was originally SAR W-Class W 54 prior to transfer to Commonwealth
Railways. It was shunting the Darwin Jetty on 19 February 1942 when caught
during a Japanese air raid and blown into the harbour. Searches have
failed to locate the remains of NF 6 so perhaps it was literally 'blown to
bits'. |
69 |
- |
NFC |
Nfc 69 was
originally West Australian Government Railways G 53. |
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88 |
NFB |
2-6-0 |
James Martin 37 of 1892 |
Plinthed |
Katherine |
Formerly SAR Yx 135, this
locomotive was transferred to the Commonwealth Railways in 1943 for WW2 duty
on the North Australia Railway. NFB
88 is now displayed at the old railway station at Katherine. |