NSW Wallaby
| Wallaby | |
|---|---|
|
Wallaby 0-4-0ST Locomotive | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder |
Hawthorn Leslie and Company Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Serial number | 2988 |
| Build date | 1913 |
| Total produced | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 0-4-0ST |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 16.75 long tons (17.0 t; 18.8 short tons) |
| Boiler pressure | 120 lbf/in2 (0.83 MPa) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Hoskins Lithgow Steel Works |
| Withdrawn | 19th November 1962 |
| Disposition | Static display |
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Withdrawn from service at Port Kembla on 19th November 1962 "Wallaby" was placed on static display 5th June 1963. The locomotive was donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum I December 1979.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Preserved steam locomotives of New South Wales. |
Further reading
- Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010
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