| No. | Photo | Class | Wheel Arrang't | Builder's No. & Year | Status | Location |
Notes & References |
| Commonwealth Railways - North Australia Railway | |||||||
| 3' 6" Gauge | |||||||
| 1 |
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NA | 0-4-0ST | Baldwin 7860 of 1886 | Display | Adelaide (Keswick) terminal, South Australia | No .1 'Sandfly' was originally a contractor's locomotive used by C & E Millar during construction of the North Australia Railway. Later sold to SAR Darwin in 1889 as No.107, and used as Port Darwin (Palmerston) jetty shunter. Transferred to Commonwealth Railways ownership on 1/1/1911. Withdrawn from service in Darwin in 1950. Preserved at Port Augusta railway station between 1960 and 1982. Statically restored and placed on display on the platform at Keswick station, Adelaide in 1984 (17), as seen in this photo of 19 July 2002. UPDATE: On 2 August 2004, Sandfly was transferred to Darwin on the rear of the Ghan passenger train, for display at the Berrimah passenger terminal. (61) |
| 5 |
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NF | 2-6-0 | Beyer Peacock 1717 of 1877 | Operational | Pine Creek | Originally SAR W-class No W.53. Sold to Commonwealth Railways in 1915 after several other owners. (16) Carries the plates of NF2 (Beyer Peacock 1715 of 1877). (15) Some authors list this loco as NF2. (1) NF5 had been on display at the Fannie Bay Gaol Museum, Darwin from 1983. (16) Since then NF5 was moved the Pine Creek railway station area and restored to operation in late 2001, together with an historic water tank and passenger carriage. Further information and photos available at the Pine Creek local government site. (The recent restoration work may have revealed more markings to clarify if this locomotive is actually NF5 or NF2; details are welcome.) This photograph is kindly provided by Stuart Jackson, and shows NF5 displayed and stored operational within a shelter at Pine Creek on 17 August 2003. |
| 6 | - | NF | 2-6-0 | Beyer Peacock 1721 of 1882 | Drowned | Darwin Harbour | Originally SAR W-Class W.54 prior to transfer to Commonwealth Railways. Blown off the railway jetty into Darwin Harbour during a Japanese air raid on 19/2/1942. (17) Searches have failed to locate this locomotive. Perhaps it was literally 'blown to bits'? (1) |
| 69 | - | NFC | Refer West Australian Government Railways G53 | ||||
| 88 |
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NFB | 2-6-0 | James Martin 37 of 1892 | Plinthed | Katherine | Formerly SAR Y135, this locomotive was transferred to the Commonwealth Railways in 1943 for WW2 duty on the NAR. NFB88 is displayed at the old railway station at Katherine, together with 2 flat wagons, all apparently sitting rail-less on the ground (29). This loco appears to have been converted to an oil burner for use of the NAR (1). This photograph is kindly provided by Stuart Jackson, and shows NFB88 in rundown condition at Katherine on 16 August 2003. |