No. |
Photo |
Wheel Arrang't |
Builder's No. & Year |
Status |
Location |
Notes |
J & A Brown |
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4' 8.5" Gauge |
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2 |
0-6-0ST |
Avonside 1916 of 1922 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
J
& A Brown No.2 was one of two Avonside locomotives acquired by
Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd for use at Abermain No.2 & 3 Collieries,
where they were known as 'Bristol Bombers'. No.2 ended it career in 1969 and
was stored at Hexham until purchased for preservation in 1973. This loco was
the first preserved in connection with what became the Dorrigo Steam Railway
& Museum, and accordingly is featured on the letterhead of the
organisation. |
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3 |
0-6-0ST |
Kitson 2236 of 1878 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
This historic locomotive was
ordered by Brown as a copy of his favourite locomotive, No.20N of the NSWGR
(J & A Brown No.4 below). In time, Brown was also able to purchase the
original 20N. Today J & A Brown No.3
can be found in storage at Dorrigo in company with the collection there. |
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4 |
Refer to 20N from NSW
Government Railways |
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5 |
0-6-4T |
Beyer Peacock 2601 of 1885 |
Stored |
Thirlmere |
J & A Brown No.5 was
originally a condensing locomotive used on the Mersey Railway, Liverpool,
prior to electrification of this underground railway in 1904. Four were sold
to J&A Brown and overhauled in the UK (including removal of condensing
gear) prior to shipment to Australia. J
& A Brown No.5 was derelict at Hexham for many years prior to being
saved for preservation by the NSWRTM in 1973. |
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9 |
2-8-2T |
Kitson 4567 of 1908 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
No.9
was named 'Pelaw Main'. No.9 & No.10 (below) ended their careers on the
Hexham Washery shunt and the short trip to Stockrington Colliery. By 1980
they were replaced by SMR 10-class tank locos and placed into storage on the
sidings at Hexham. In 1982 they were transferred to the Richmond Main
Colliery site of the Richmond Vale Railway Museum for display. |
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10 |
2-8-2T |
Kitson 4798 of 1911 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
No.10 was named 'Richmond Main'. (There was also a third
sister No.11 'Hexham' but it was scrapped in 1966.) No.9 (above) & No.10
ended their careers on the Hexham Washery shunt and the short trip to
Stockrington Colliery. By 1980 they were replaced by SMR 10-class tank locos
and placed into storage on the sidings at Hexham. In 1982 they were
transferred to the Richmond Main Colliery site of the Richmond Vale Railway
Museum for display. |
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20 |
2-8-0 |
North British 22042 of 1918 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex- ROD 1984. One of 13 ROD
locomotives purchased by J & A Brown for the Richmond Vale Railway, No.20 was purchased for preservation in
1973. It is currently stored on the former ‘potato siding’ at Dorrigo station
together with other locomotives owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway &
Museum. |
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21 (23) |
2-8-0 |
Kitson 5201 of 1918 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
Ex-ROD 1615. One of 13 ROD
locomotives purchased by J & A Brown for the Richmond Vale Railway, No.21 (numbered as 23) was donated by
Coal & Allied in 1973 for local preservation. It was initially displayed
at the mining museum at Freemans Waterhole until obtained by the Richmond
Vale Railway Museum in the mid-1980’s. A restoration to operation commenced,
with the boiler removed for assessment, but progress stalled due to financial
constraints (principally the need for extensive boiler renewal). After many
years of dismantled storage, the focus changed to static display and in 2016
the locomotive was reassembled, de-rusted and repainted for display in time
for 1918 Armistice centenary memorials. |
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24 |
2-8-0 |
Great Central Railway, built 1919 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex- ROD 2003. One of 13 ROD
locomotives purchased by J & A Brown for the Richmond Vale Railway, No.24 was purchased for preservation in
1973. It is currently stored on the former ‘potato siding’ at Dorrigo station
together with other locomotives owned by the Dorrigo Steam Railway &
Museum. |
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27 |
Refer South Maitland Railways No.2 (below) |
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South Maitland Railways Pty Ltd |
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4' 8.5" Gauge |
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2 |
0-4-0ST |
Avonside 1415 of 1900 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
SMR
No.2 was purchased by J & A Brown in 1934 and became No.27 in their
loco fleet. |
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14 |
0-8-2T |
Avonside 1559 of 1909 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
SMR
No.14 is one of three '13-class' locomotives ordered by the SMR. It was
sold in 1936 to the Hetton-Bellbird Coal Co. Withdrawn in 1972 by
Peko-Wallsend, Hexham. This photo (courtesy of Mark Newton) shows SMR14 at
Dorrigo in 1999, stored in black oil for weatherproofing. |
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10 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 5520 of 1912 |
Operational |
Hunter Valley Training Company, East Greta |
SMR
10 is the class leader of the South Maitland Railway's 10-class, of which
all 14 locomotives are now preserved. It is now owned and maintained by the
Hunter Valley Training Company at East Great, together with sister SMR 18. |
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17 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 5790 of 1914 |
Workshop |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
17 is held by the Hunter Valley Railway Trust at the Rothbury Riot
Railway, Branxton. The loco was reported in 2004 as being under restoration;
further information or updates are welcome. |
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18 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 5909 of 1915 |
Operational |
Hunter Valley Training Company, East Greta |
SMR
18 is owned and maintained by the Hunter Valley Training Company at East
Great, together with class leader SMR 10. SMR 18 had been leased to 3801
limited for several years and was modified for use on the "Cockatoo
Run" tourist train. |
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19 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 5910 of 1915 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
SMR 19 had been placed on a raised
plinthed at the Port Waratah Coal Loader, Newcastle from the early 1980's,
displayed in lined black livery together with 3 ex-J&A Brown non-air coal
hoppers and a brake van. SMR 19, the 3
coal hoppers and a brake van have since been donated to the Richmond Vale
Railway and were relocated by road transport to the RVR on 12 May 2009. |
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20 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 5998 of 1920 |
Stored |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
20 is held by the Hunter Valley Railway Trust and stored at the Rothbury
Riot Railway, Branxton. |
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22 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6055 of 1921 |
Stored |
Kurri Kurri |
SMR
22 had been in operation on Stockrington Colliery duties at Hexham during
the 1980’s and was transferred to the RVR following the closure of
Stockrington Colliery in 1987. |
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23 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6056 of 1921 |
Workshop |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
This locomotive had been returned
to operation in 2003 but as at 2010 was dismantled for overhaul; refer to the
SMR 23 page for further information. |
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24 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6125 of 1922 |
Workshop |
Kurri Kurri |
SMR 24 was retired from Hexham in
1987 and had been restored to operation at the Richmond Vale Railway; refer
to the SMR 24 page for further
information. |
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25 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6126 of 1923 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
SMR
25 had been in operation on Stockrington Colliery coal train duties at
Hexham the 1980's, and was transferred to the RVR following the closure of
Stockrington Colliery in 1987. |
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26 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6127 of 1923 |
Stored |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
26 is held by the Hunter Valley Railway Trust and stored at the Rothbury
Riot Railway, Branxton, in black livery. |
|
27 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6137 of 1923 |
Workshop |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
27 is held by the Hunter Valley Railway Trust and is under restoration at
the Rothbury Riot Railway, Branxton, in black livery. |
|
28 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6138 of 1923 |
Stored |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
28 had been stored within the former SMR workshops at East Greta but has
since moved the Rothbury Riot Railway, Branxton, where it is stored in black
livery. |
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30 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6294 of 1926 |
Workshop |
Kurri Kurri |
SMR 30 has been a regular service
loco at the Richmond Vale Railway but is currently stopped for workshop
repair; refer to the SMR 30 page for
further information. |
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31 |
2-8-2T |
Beyer Peacock 6295 of 1926 |
Stored |
Hunter Valley Railway Trust, Rothbury |
SMR
31 is stored at the Rothbury Riot Railway, Branxton, and retains its
lined green livery. |
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New South Wales Government Tramways |
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4' 8.5" Gauge |
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1A |
0-4-0ST |
Baldwin 4617 of 1879 |
Display |
Discovery Centre, Castle Hill |
ex-Sydney Steam Tram Motor. As
No.1, this steam tram was the first of the four units ordered by the NSW
Government Tramways for their initial route, built in support of the International
Exhibition of 1879. The steam tram fleet ultimately grew to 122 units as the
tramway network spread across Sydney. The Sydney tramway system was later
converted to electric traction, with No.1A (the ‘A’ denoting conversion from
two person to single person operation) being one of a number that lasted longer
working an isolated tramway route from Kogarah to Sans Souci. Ultimately that
route was replaced by electric trolley buses in 1937, but fortunately
authorities recognised the historic significance of Steam Tram No.1A and it was donated to the Museum of
Applied Art & Sciences (Powerhouse Museum) for preservation in 1940. |
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100 |
0-4-0ST |
Baldwin 11665 of 1891 |
Operational |
Auckland, New Zealand |
ex-Sydney Steam Tram Motor.
Displaced from Sydney tramway duties by the spread of electrification, No.100
was exported to New Zealand in 1911 for use at Wanganui. Steam Tram Motor 100 is the only surviving Sydney steam tram
that retains its original configuration for two-person operation, with a single
driving position on the right-hand side. Today this interesting survivor is
an operational exhibit at the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) at
Western Springs, Auckland, where it occasionally operates on the mixed-gauge
tramway linking the Museum’s two main sites. |
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103A |
0-4-0ST |
Baldwin 11676 of 1891 |
Operational |
ex-Sydney Steam Tram Motor. 103A
steamed for many years at the former Parramatta Park Steam Tramway until a
shocking arson attack at this museum in June 1993 destroyed the historic
wooden rolling stock and heavily damaged the steam locomotives. 103A's wooden
cab was incinerated but the engine unit was salvageable. The Parramatta Park
operation has since been relocated to Valley Heights, where No.103A returned
to service around September 2005 with a reconstructed cab. Two replacement
steam tram trailers were also retrieved from a suburban home, with one since restored
to provide an authentic steam tram & trailer combination. Today the
historic Sydney Steam Tram No.103A and
trailer shuttle passengers from the museum roundhouse to sidings at Valley
Heights station. |
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John Bull |
0-4-0VB |
Beyer Peacock 2464 of 1885 |
Display |
Derbyshire, UK |
This interesting steam tram ‘John Bull’ was imported by NSW
Government Tramways in 1885 as a trial unit for comparison against the
competing Baldwin steam tram design. The Baldwin design prevailed, while John
Bull returned to the UK in 1889 to become Beyer Peacock works shunter No.2.
John Bull is now displayed at the National Tramway Museum, Crich Tramway
Village in the UK Midlands. |
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Other Private & Industrial Users |
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4' 8.5" Gauge |
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South Bulli No.4 |
0-6-0ST |
Avonside 1574 of 1909 |
Plinthed |
Corrimal (shopping district) |
This
handsome 0-6-0ST locomotive was one of several similar Avonside engines
delivered to the South Bulli Colliery. After many years displayed in a park
adjoining Corrimal shopping precinct, South
Bulli Colliery No.4 was taken off-site in 1999 by Council for stripping,
cosmetic repair and repainting. It was then placed back on display at the
same location in Corrimal. |
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Kathleen |
0-4-0ST |
Avonside 1862 of 1921 |
Workshops |
Kurri Kurri |
Kathleen is slowly being restored
to operation at the Richmond Vale Railway; refer to the Kathleen page for further information. |
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Badger |
0-6-0ST |
Australian Iron & Steel, built 1943 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Australian Iron & Steel,
Port Kembla. Badger and Bronzewing
(below) are the survivors from a class of 8 locomotive used at the AIS Port
Kembla steelworks for shunting duties including moving hot slag ladles to the
slag dumps. |
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Bronzewing |
0-6-0ST |
Clyde Engineering 457 of 1937 |
Operational |
Thirlmere |
Ex-Australian Iron & Steel,
Port Kembla. Bronzewing had been displayed
at the NSWRTM where it received a static restoration in the 1970's. It later
returned to the BHP Port Kembla steelworks, together with two end-platform
carriages, and was restored to operation for special events connected with
the steelworks. Following the outsourcing of rail operations at the
steelworks, Bronzewing and the two carriages returned to the NSWRTM on 27
June 2007. |
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Marjorie |
0-4-0ST |
Clyde Engineering 462 of 1938 |
Operational |
Kurri Kurri |
Marjorie is an Australian-built copy
of the classic Avonside design of shunting locomotive and is very similar to
'Kathleen' (above); refer to the Marjorie
page. |
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3 |
0-6-0T |
Barclay 1234 of 1911 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Blue Circle Southern Cement,
Portland. No.3 (together with
No.5 and 2605) operated at the cement plant until steam locomotive operations
finished in 1983. It is now stored at Dorrigo for the proposed Dorrigo Steam
Railway & Museum. |
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5 |
0-6-0T |
Barclay 1470 of 1916 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Blue Circle Southern Cement,
Portland. No.5 was privately
owned and stored (partially dismantled) on a rural property near Wodonga,
Victoria for many years. It was auctioned on 16 October 2010 and I understand
it has been purchased for the proposed Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum.
UPDATE: No.5 was road hauled to Dorrigo on 31 August 2021 |
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Alison |
0-4-0ST |
Barclay 1738 of 1922 |
Display |
Kurri Kurri |
Ex-John Lysaght (Australia) Pty
Ltd. Alison had been stored at the
NSWRTM Thirlmere for many years. In 2009 it was transferred to the Richmond
Vale Railway, where it has been statically restored and placed on display. |
|
1 'Juno' |
0-4-0ST |
Barclay 1739 of 1922 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Commonwealth Steel Co Ltd,
Newcastle. Juno is the sister of
‘Alison’ (b/n 1738) above, the pair having been constructed to stock by
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co in 1922. Juno was initially used on a steelworks
construction project in Scotland before being resold Australia for use at the
Comsteel plant at Waratah, Newcastle. |
|
Marian |
0-4-0ST |
Barclay 2224 of 1947 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-John Lysaght (Aust) Pty Ltd,
Wollongong. Marian had been plinthed
at Figtree (Wollongong) until obtained by the DSR&M and is now stored
with their other exhibits at Dorrigo. |
|
Wallaby |
0-4-0ST |
Hawthorn Leslie 2988 of 1913 |
Display |
Albion Park |
Wallaby appears to be a standard
industrial locomotive design from Hawthorn Leslie & Co. It was purchased
new by C. & G. Hoskins for their Ironworks at Lithgow, later moving to
the Port Kembla steelworks of Australian Iron & Steel (AI&S). Wallaby
was withdrawn from AIS service in 1963 and plinthed at the Visitor's Centre,
Coniston. It was donated to the nearby Illawarra Light Railway Museum &
Society in 1979 and placed as gatekeeper at their Albion Park museum site. |
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South Bulli 2 |
0-6-0T |
Hudswell Clarke 297 of 1888 |
Display |
Bulli Black Diamond Museum & Heritage Centre (at Bulli Station) |
South Bulli No.2 worked for more than 70 years at the South
Bulli Colliery, trundling coal hoppers down to the company jetty at Bellambi
and later the NSWGR exchange sidings near Bellambi station. It was donated to
the ARHS in 1966 and displayed with the NSWRTM collection at Enfield in the
early 1970's. In 1974 it returned to the Illawarra, joining the collection at
the Illawarra Light Railway & Museum, Albion Park. In 1995 it was
relocated to Bulli Station for display at the Bulli Black Diamond Museum & Heritage Centre. |
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4 |
0-4-0ST |
Manning Wardle 1781 of 1911 |
Operational, Stored |
Castle Hill Discovery Centre |
No.4
is a Manning Wardle ‘H-type’ and was imported with sister B/N 1780 for
railway construction on the North Coast, and later worked at the Potts Hill
reservoir construction in Sydney. It was last used by the Metropolitan Water
Sewerage & Drainage Board at the Ryde Pumping Station in Sydney. |
|
Possum |
0-4-0ST |
Manning Wardle 1802 of 1912 |
Display |
Lithgow |
Possum
was built for the G & C Hoskins Ironworks at Lithgow. It moved to AIS
Port Kembla in 1928 and worked there until retirement in 1967. Possum was
donated to the Lithgow District Historical Society in 1969 and has since been
plinthed in the gardens of the Eskbank House Museum, near to the site of the
Hoskins Ironworks. |
|
Corby |
0-4-0ST |
Peckett 2047 of 1943 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Tubemakers of Australia Ltd,
Newcastle (formerly Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd). Corby is named after Stewarts & Lloyds’ works in the
UK. In Australia it was employed at their Newcastle plant, near to the BHP
Newcastle steelworks. |
|
4 |
0-4-0T |
Porter 5685 of 1915 |
Stored |
Dorrigo |
Ex-Commonwealth Steel Co Ltd, Newcastle,
and originally BHP Newcastle. BHP
Newcastle No.4 was donated to the Hunter Valley Steam Railway &
Museum collection in 1975, later moving to Dorrigo. |
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16 |
0-4-0T |
Porter 6596 of 1920 |
Plinthed |
St Marys |
Following disposal by the BHP Newcastle
steelworks, No.16 was sold to a gravel company at Emu Plains. In preservation
BHP Newcastle No.16 was occasionally
used as the NSWRTM museum shunter until the mid-1990's. It has since been
placed on loan to an organisation at St Marys in western Sydney and placed on
display under a weather roof. It can be found at the corner of Mamre Rd &
Hall St, St Marys. |
|
2 'Stevo' |
0-6-0ST |
Stephenson 2994 of 1899 |
Operational |
Ex-Blue Circle Southern Cement,
Portland. No.2 'Stevo' had been stored at the Parramatta Park Steam
Tramway until restored to operation under contract at the NSWRTM Thirlmere
during 1993. Fortunately 'Stevo' had not returned to Parramatta Park Steam
Tramway site at the time of the 1993 arson attack that destroyed most of
their collection. No.2 'Stevo' was relocated from Thirlmere to Valley Heights
in 1999, which has become the new base for the former Parramatta Park
collection. |
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1 |
0-4-0ST |
Vulcan Ironworks 2289 of 1914 |
Display |
Emu Gravel No.1 represents a classic US design of simple
and robust locomotive for construction & industrial duties. It had been
displayed in the grounds of the NSWRTM, Thirlmere for many years. Emu Gravel
No.1 was transferred to the Tenterfield Railway Station Museum in
approximately 2010 where it is receiving a cosmetic restoration. |
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Wolgan Valley Shays |
C - type |
Lima |
Remnants |
Various |
The Wolgan Valley Railway was one
of Australia's most interesting mountain railways. A few locomotive remains exist, and the
old railway route through the Glowworm Tunnel and Penrose Gorge is today an
interesting Blue Mountains bushwalking track. |
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5 |
(Photo required) |
C - type |
Lima 2366 of 1910 |
Dismantled |
This Shay
locomotive spent its working life in the USA with its last revenue use as
Brimstone & New River Railroad No.35. It was statically displayed at a
Chattanooga, Tennessee museum before passing through a number of private
owners in California. Around 1992 it was fully dismantled and has since been
stored as a kit of parts. The Eskbank Locomotive Depot & Museum had been
searching for a suitable standard-gauge Shay locomotive for rebuilding in the
fictional guise of Commonwealth Oil
Corporations No.5 and this locomotive is suitable as it is very similar
to the Commonwealth Oil Corporation 70-ton Shays No’s 2 & 3. Arrangements
are currently being made to ship the dismantled components to Australia as a
first step towards its restoration. |
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( - ) |
Climax B -type |
Climax 1375 of 1916 |
Boiler only |
Kendall |
Climax 1375 was used by Longworth's sawmill tramway at
Kendall, NSW. This timber tramway wound on wooden rails through the forested
gullies and ridges behind Kendall. After the loco's final run in 1933, the
boiler was adapted for static use in a sawmill. The boiler, smokebox and
smokebox saddle of Climax 1375 are now displayed at Kendall, NSW (Port
Macquarie region) as a memorial to the Longworth's mill and tramway, and part
of the tramway formation has been opened as a walking track. |
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4472 |
4-6-2 |
Doncaster Railway Works, built 1923 |
Operational |
National Railway Museum, York, UK |
4472
Flying Scotsman visited Australia in connection with the Bicentenary
celebrations in 1988. |
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Silverton Tramway Company |
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3' 6" Gauge |
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Y 1 |
2-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 2971 of 1888 |
Display |
Sulphide St Railway & Historical Museum, Broken Hill |
Y 1 was the class leader of the Silverton
Tramway's Y-class locomotives. It was withdrawn from shunting duties in 1960
and saved for preservation, being originally displayed at Railwaytown on the
site of the Silverton Tramway's main shunting yards, loco shed and workshops.
Y 1 was later relocated to the excellent Sulphide St Railway & Historical
Museum, Broken Hill where it is displayed together with W 25, T 181 and a
range of railway, mineral and regional history exhibits. |
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Y 5 (1st) |
2-6-2T+T |
Beyer Peacock 3170 of 1890 |
Stored |
Quorn |
While the majority of the Silverton
Tramway Company's Y-class locomotives were of the usual 2-6-0 tender variety,
Y 5 & Y 6 featured an unusual 2-6-2T tank configuration. Silverton Y 5 went to the BHP Whyalla steelworks in
1941, becoming No.3. It was plinthed in a children's playground at Whyalla
for many years. In 1983 it was obtained by the Pichi Richi Railway
Preservation Society and placed in dry storage at Quorn. |
|
Y 6 (1st) |
The Silverton Tramway Company hired 2-6-2T BHP Whyalla No.2 from March to September
1893, assigning it the road number Y 6. |
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Y 11 |
2-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 3535 of 1893 |
Plinthed |
Silverton |
Y
11 was withdrawn from service in 1960. While several Silverton Y & A-class
locomotives were sold for scrap in 1965, fortunately Y 11 was donated to the
Penrose Park Trust and in September 1965 it was placed on display in the
grounds of Penrose Park in the historic township of Silverton. |
|
Y 12 |
2-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 3536 of 1893 |
Display |
Port Adelaide |
Y
12 was the last of the Silverton Tramway Co. Y-class engines in service
when withdrawn in September 1964. Together with A 21 and W 25 it was obtained
by the Australian Railway Historical Society (SA Division) for display at the
Mile End Railway Museum, which it entered in October 1965. Together with the
other Mile End exhibits, Silverton Tramway Y 12 was transferred to the new
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide in 1988 where it is displayed as a
static exhibit. |
|
A 21 |
4-6-0 |
Beyer Peacock 5913 of 1915 |
Display |
Port Adelaide |
When the Silverton Tramway Co
required more powerful locomotives to augment their fleet of 17 ageing
Y-class 2-6-0 locomotives on heavy ore trains, they returned to Beyer Peacock
& Co who supplied four handsome 4-6-0 engines. These became the Silverton
Tramway ‘A-class’ of which A 21 is the surviving example. |
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W 22 |
4-8-2 |
Beyer Peacock 7418 of 1951 |
Stored |
Quorn |
W
22 had been statically displayed at the Puffing Billy Museum, Menzies
Creek, Victoria. After many years at Menzies Creek, W 22 was transferred to
the Pichi Richi Railway for intended restoration to operation but
unfortunately was found to be in poor condition. The Pichi Richi Railway
Preservation Society wished to honour their commitment to restore W 22, so
WAGR sister W 916 was overhauled instead and renumbered as Silverton W 22
while the real W 22 remains stored at Quorn. |
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W 24 |
4-8-2 |
Beyer Peacock 7553 of
1951 |
Display |
Sulphide St Railway & Historical Museum, Broken Hill |
W
24 is displayed at the excellent Sulphide St Station Museum in Broken
Hill, together with Y1, T181 and a Silver City Comet diesel railcar set. |
|
W 25 |
4-8-2 |
Beyer Peacock 7554 of 1951 |
Display |
Port Adelaide |
W
25 is displayed at the National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide. |
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Other Users |
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3' 6" Gauge |
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Climax |
Climax B-type |
Climax 1653 of 1923 |
Display |
Tasmanian
Transport Museum, Glenorchy, Hobart, Tasmania |
Climax 1653 was originally ordered by a New Zealand firm
but by 1925 was working for Pines and Hardwoods Ltd near Simmsville, NSW. It
later worked in Tasmania, and is now statically restored for display at the
Tasmanian Transport Museum. |
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Lloyd Copper Co. |
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3' Gauge |
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2 |
(Photo required) |
Shay B-type |
Lima 2576 of 1912 |
Stored, dismantled |
Melbourne |
This
locomotive was one of two Shays used by Lloyd Copper Co. at their Burraga
works near Oberon. Shay B/No. 2576
ended its days at Omeo, Victoria where it had been used in a static capacity
to power a sawmill. The remaining components (frame, boiler, cylinders and
other parts, but minus trucks) were obtained by an enthusiast in the
mid-1960's and are stored at a private location in Melbourne's eastern
suburbs. |
Goondah - Burrinjuck Railway |
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2' Gauge |
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Kate |
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0-6-0T |
Fowler 8762 of 1901 |
Drowned? |
Burrinjuck Dam |
Apparently originally owned by Colonial
Sugar Refining, later used in construction of Cataract Dam. Last used hauling
river sand in connection with Burrinjuck Dam construction. Disposal details
are not recorded and the loco is rumoured to have been abandoned and drowned
under the new dam waters in 1928. No trace of the loco has been found during
drought times of low water in the dam, however the likely abandonment area
(presumably the loco shed near the dam wall) was in deep water even in these
times. Newsgroup comments suggest Kate's abandonment at Burrinjuck Dam is
unlikely; it was probably sold to an unknown and undocumented buyer. |
Dulce |
0-6-0T |
Krauss 5869 of 1907 |
Stored, dismantled |
Narangba, Qld |
Ex-Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway,
later ex-North Eton Mill No.5. Dulce
was built as a 0-4-0WT but converted to 0-6-0T by the North Eton Mill in
1937. Dulce had been plinthed as a park engine and later acquired for private
preservation. It is now stored dismantled and derelict at Narangba. |
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Robin |
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0-4-0WT |
Krauss 5870 of 1907 |
Buried? |
Pike’s Hill |
Ex-Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway.
Robin's final user was the NSW State Metal Quarries, Kiama. The loco is
thought to have been buried at Pike’s Hill Quarry after 1938. |
Archie |
0-4-0WT |
Krauss 5945 of 1907 |
Display |
Burrinjuck Dam |
Ex-Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway.
This loco was sold in 1929 to Fairymead Mill near Bundaberg, becoming their
No.7. In the 1970’s it ran at the Museum of Historic Engines, Goulburn under
the mistaken identity ‘Jack’. Correctly identified as ‘Archie’ in 2008, the loco can now be seen statically
displayed under a weather roof at Burrinjuck Dam. |
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Jack |
0-4-0WT |
Krauss 6063 of 1908 |
Operational |
Toronto, NSW |
Ex-Goondah-Burrinjuck Railway.
This loco was sold in 1933 to Farleigh Mill, near Mackay, where it was put to
work in sugar cane haulage. Farleigh Mill donated the locomotive to the
NSWRTM in1966 and it was restored in preparation for display at the 1969
Royal Easter Show, erroneously named ‘Archie’. For 33 years it was plinthed
in the museum forecourt at Thirlmere. In 2008 it moved to the Lake Macquarie
Light Railway where it has now been restored to operation, during which its
true identity ‘Jack’ was discovered. |
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2' Gauge |
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Kiama (PWD No.65) |
0-4-0ST |
Davenport 1596 of 1917 |
Operational |
Albion Park |
'Kiama' / PWD No.65 was originally supplied for Cordeaux
Dam construction work, later finding use in sand haulage at Menangle for the
Sydney Harbour Bridge project, and finally the blue metal quarry tramway at
Pikes Hill, Kiama. It contains parts from identical sister engine PWD No.23
(Davenport B/N 1517 of 1915). Today it is beautifully preserved as an
operating exhibit at the Illawarra Light Railway, Albion Park. |
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Burra |
0-4-0ST |
Hawthorn Leslie 3574 of 1923 |
Operational |
Albion Park |
Ex-Corrimal Colliery. Delivered new to
Corrimal Colliery in 1923, Burra operated the 2’ gauge line traversing the
rugged escarpment at the top of a haulage incline. After many years of restoration by ILRMS volunteers, Burra returned to steam in December 1994
and is now one of their key operating exhibits. |
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Wollondilly (PWD No.35) |
0-4-0T |
Fowler 16089 of 1923 |
Under Restoration |
Albion Park |
Wollondilly / PWD No.35 is often referred to as
‘The Kiama Fowler’ following its use at the State Metal Quarries, Kiama. It was
resident at the Marsden Museum of Historic Engines, Goulburn from 1958 to
1974 and was associated with proposals to establish a tourist railway at
Kiama in the 1980’s. My visit to the ILRMS Albion Park in 2015 found
Wollondilly / PWD 35 under restoration to operation after several decades of
storage. |
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0-4-0WT |
Krauss 6927 of 1914 |
Frame & wheels only |
Crookwell |
Ex-Corrimal
Colliery. The chassis of Krauss 6927
was retrieved from Corrimal Colliery for preservation by a Sydney enthusiast
in 1971 and initially stored at the Marsden Museum of Historic Engines,
Goulburn NSW from December 1971 to March 1974. I believe these remains later
resided at a private site in Gymea, in company with Krauss 2589, Krauss 6611
& Maffei 3677. More recently these Krauss locomotive remains have moved
to a rural property at Woodhouselee, near Crookwell, NSW. |