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Chiverton Pete’s Hobby Railway, Junee |
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‘Chiverton’ (sans side
tanks) stored in the front yard of the owner’s home at Loftus on 8 January
2006.
Conservation and static restoration were slowly proceeding
at the time of my visit.
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Builder |
Mile
End, Adelaide |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
6671.38.1
of 1938 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-2T |
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This locomotive was originally ‘Chiverton’
on the roster at Kalamia Mill, north of Ayr in the Townsville region of
Queensland. It was retired in 1958 and
later plinthed in Jaycees’ Park at East Ayr. Chiverton was acquired for private
preservation on 31 January 1975 and transported to the owner’s home in
Loftus, where it arrived on 7 August 1975. The side tanks were apparently in
poor condition and were removed to provide access to the boiler shell for
inspection. The owner kindly permitted the webmaster to view and photograph
his collection at Loftus on 8 January 2006 and the photo on this page dates
from that visit. The owner relocated from Loftus to
Junee in 2015 and has established a private line known as ‘Pete’s Hobby
Railway’ on his property there. Chiverton now sits on an isolated section of
track and continues to slowly receive attention for conservation and display
purposes. The Pete’s
Hobby Railway website includes further details for Chiverton and the other
locomotives preserved here, together with updates on railway developments on
site. A 2018 news item on the Pete’s
Hobby Railway website indicated that Chiverton had recently received a
preliminary boiler inspection which revealed a damaged firebox crown sheet as
a result of the fusible plug having melted; this damage had presumably led to
the loco’s withdrawal back in 1958. Apparently Chiverton also requires
broader curves than those laid out at Pete’s hobby railway, and hence it is
likely to remain on static display for the foreseeable future. (I previously had this loco listed as 6776.38.1 of 1938 –
as per John Browning’s ‘Australian Sugar Cane locomotives’ list - however the
Pete’s Hobby Railway website lists it as 6671.38.1 and I will assume that the
owner has the correct details.) |
References
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a |
Light
Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. Web site 'Preserved
Australian Sugar Cane Locomotives' list |
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Wikipedia
page for Perry Engineering Co Ltd, |
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Pete’s Hobby Railway website, retrieved 3 September 2018 |
Page updated: 3 September 2018
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