NSW Wallaby
Wallaby|
Wallaby 0-4-0ST Locomotive |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
0-4-0ST |
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| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. |
3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) |
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| Loco weight |
16.75 long tons (17.0 t; 18.8 short tons) |
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| Boiler pressure |
120 lbf/in2 (0.83 MPa) |
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| Career |
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| Operators |
Hoskins Lithgow Steel Works |
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| Withdrawn |
19 November 1962 |
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| Disposition |
Static display |
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History
Wallaby was built for the Hoskin Lithgow Steel Works to serve the No. 2 blast furnace plant in 1913. The locomotive was transferred to Port Kembla by Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. (AIS) in 1932. [1]
In 1933 Wallaby spent a period at South Kembla Colliery before returning to AIS.
Demise and Preservation
Withdrawn from service at Port Kembla on 19 November 1962 "Wallaby" was placed on static display 5 June 1963. The locomotive was donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum I December 1979.
References
Further reading
- Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010
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