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K 191 Recovered from a Wangaratta park |
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This photo is kindly provided by Andrew Swaine and shows
K 191 being unloaded at the MRPS depot at Moorooduc in February 2001. (The chimney and some other fittings were removed for transport.) |
K 191 was
built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1946 as the second-last
of the K-class locomotives. Innovative Boxpok diving
wheels were provided for the final seven K-class locomotives and K 191 retains
this distinctive feature.
Following withdrawal by the Victorian Railways, K 191 was plinthed in a park in Wangaratta.
The Mornington Railway Preservation Society acquired K 191 and road-hauled the locomotive to their Moorooduc base in February 2001.
K 191 is now dismantled and under restoration at the MRPS depot at Moorooduc.
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A second view of K 191's arrival at Moorooduc in February 2001, kindly provided by Andrew Swaine. |
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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b |
ARHS
(Victorian Division) 'North Williamstown Railway Museum', Third
Edition 1968, revised 1977, reprinted 1980. |
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c |
‘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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