New South Wales Z15 class locomotive

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New South Wales Z15 Class
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Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date1882
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Boiler pressure150lbs
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 17" x 26"
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (110 km/h)
Tractive effort 12,200
Career
Operators New South Wales Government Railways
NicknamesPeacock High Flyers
Scrapped1929-1937
DispositionAll scrapped

The New South Wales Z15 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.

In 1882/83, Beyer, Peacock & Company built six 4-4-0 locomotives to operate passenger services on the newly extended Main Southern line to Albury. All were fitted with Belpaire boilers in 1902/03. [1] [2] All were scrapped between 1929 and 1937. [3]

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References

  1. Loco Classes of the New South Wales Government Railways Truck & Bus Transportation May 1940 page 26
  2. Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 70/71. ISBN   0 909650 27 6.>
  3. A Century Plus of Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. 1965. p. 50.

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