New South Wales Z29 class locomotive
| New South Wales Z29 Class | |
|---|---|
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J.483 (Z29) Class Locomotive | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Total produced | 20[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 2-8-0[1] |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)[1] |
| Driver diameter | 4ft 3in |
| Locomotive and tender combined weight | 100.6 tons[1] |
| Boiler pressure | 150lb (140lb superheated)[1] |
| Firegrate area | 32 sq. ft[1] |
| Cylinders | 2 (501, 502 with 4 until 1896)[1] |
| Cylinder size | 21 x 26 (superheated 22 x 26)[1] |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 26,979lb (29,363lb superheated)[1] |
| Career | |
| Number in class | 20[1] |
| Number(s) | 483-502 (1889 system); 2901-2920 (1924 system, some not renumbered)[1] |
| First run | 30 September 1891, all in service within two months[1] |
| Retired | 2918 in April 1935[1] |
| Preserved | Nil[1] |
| Scrapped | December 1937[1] |
The Z29 class (formally J.483 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.[2][3][4]
Gallery
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Class Z2907 (J483) locomotive
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 74. ISBN 0 589 07173 4.
- ↑ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.
- ↑ Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45. ISBN 0 909650 27 6.
- ↑ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways
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