NSW Burra

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Burra
Burra 0-4-0ST Locomotive.jpg
Burra 0-4-0 ST Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Hawthorn Leslie & Company
Newcastle upon Tyne
Serial number3574
Build date1923
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-0ST
Gauge 2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 0 in (610 mm)
Loco weight7.5 long tons (7.6 t; 8.4 short tons)
Firebox:
  Grate area4 sq ft (0.37 m2)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders 2 outside
Cylinder size 8 in × 12 in (203 mm × 305 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)
Career
Operators Australian Iron & Steel Colliery
Corrimal
Current owner Illawarra Light Railway Museum
DispositionPreserved
Burra at Corrimal NSW Burra at Corrimal.jpg
Burra at Corrimal

Burra (short for Kookaburra) is an Australian steam locomotive. It was ordered by Corrimal Colliery, to work at the colliery, on 1 May 1923 and delivered on 26 November 1923. In 1946 an overhaul with a new boiler was carried out by Clyde Engineering. [1]

Following the purchase of Corrimal Colliery by Australian Iron & Steel Burra was restored and placed on static display at the steelworks in 1968. In 1978 it was donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum. The locomotive was restored to service in 1995 and remains operational. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Burra Illawarra Light Railway Museum

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