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The New South Wales D57 class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives built by Clyde Engineering for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia. The tenders were built by Mort's Dock & Engineering Company.
The locomotives were among the heaviest in Australia with a 23-long-ton (23.4 t; 25.8-short-ton) axle load. This factor and their width restricted their sphere of operation to Thirroul on the Illawarra line, Wallerawang on the Main Western line and Junee on the Main South line. [1] [2] [3]
Due to the immense size of the firebox, they could not be hand-fired and had to use a mechanical stoker, thus becoming the first New South Wales locomotive class to use a mechanical stoker. They were later followed by the 58 class and the 60 class. [4]
They were not permitted to operate on the Main Northern line due to load limitations on some bridges and a tighter loading gauge. They had the highest tractive effort of any non-articulated steam locomotives used in Australia and were of approximately equal capability to the modified 60 class Garratt locomotives. They were very reliable and had the nickname Lazy Lizzies because they made heavy working seem effortless. [5] Another nickname, Chuckling Charlies, reflected their syncopated exhaust beat. [6]
The three-cylinder design fitted to the class gave it a distinctive off-beat exhaust sound when climbing upgrade. This design was also fitted to the 58 class. However, a couple of features, such as the Gresley conjugating valve gear fitted to these locomotives have been the source of debate as to its efficiency. [7] A further 13 were built to a similar design in 1950 as the 58 class. [8]
Although primarily a freight locomotive, 5719 was trialled on the Melbourne Limited passenger train between Sydney and Cootamundra in 1942. [9] [10]
The first was withdrawn in October 1957, the last in September 1961. The last example in traffic was saved for preservation by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. In June 1975, 5711 was hauled from Enfield to Thirlmere by 3801. [11] In September 2008 it was relocated to the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum. [12] [13]
The locomotive is to be relocated to Chullora in Sydney for a cosmetic restoration.[ when? ][ citation needed ]
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