AD6029

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NSWGR 6029

Specifications
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock and Company Manchester
Serial number	7531
Build date	1954
Configuration	4-8-4+4-8-4
Gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	4 ft 7 in (1.397 m)
Weight on drivers	282,000 lb (128 t) or 317,000 lb (144 t)
Locomotive weight	562,000 lb (255 t) or 582,000 lb (264 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons (14 t), later 18 long tons (18 t)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Firegrate area	65 sq ft (6.0 m²)
Heating surface: – Total	3,030 sq ft (281 m²)
Superheater area	750 sq ft (70 m²)
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	19.25 in × 26 in (489 mm × 660 mm) or 19.875 in × 26 in (505 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort	59,560 lbf (264.9 kN)
Factor of adhesion	4.73 or 4.99
Career
Railroad(s)	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	AD60
Number	6029
First run	24 April 1954
Last run	September 1972
Current owner	Canberra Railway Museum
Disposition	4 January 1973
Distance travelled 996,827 km

Steam locomotive 6029 cab view

Locomotive 6029 is a four-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, superheated, articulated 4-8-4+4-8-4 steam engine, built by Beyer, Peacock and Company, Manchester for the New South Wales Government Railways

Service

Locomotive 6029 entered service in 1954 on the Main North also working the Main South and later Main Western line. On 17 February 1959 the locomotive was converted to dual control.

The locomotive was withdrawn in September 1972 and condemned 4 January 1973. In 1974 the National Museum of Australia in Canberra acquired the locomotive and placed in the custody of the ARHS ACT Division . 6029 then pulled heritage trains for Canberra Railway Museum.

6029 is the only locomotive of its class to visit Victoria, when it travelled to Albury on tour in 1980 and completed a parallel run to Wangaratta with former Victorian Railways K.153. Heritage tours continued over several years until boiler problems caused it being condemned.

In 1994 a feasibility study confirmed the requirements to get 6029 back in steam. A replacement ex-NSWGR boiler was obtained from a Victorian sawmill and funds raised to allow restoration to commence. The Project 6029 Blog tracks the work done with an anticipated completion in 2014.^[1]

Gallery

Rear View
Driving Wheel
Lubricator
Connecting Rod
General Arrangement

References

↑ Project 6029 Project 6029 blog

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AD6029

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