New South Wales Z24 class locomotive
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The Z24 class (formerly B55 class) was a two-cylinder, non-condensing, saturated 2-6-0 ‘ Mogul‘ type steam engine built by Dübs & Company for the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.
Order[edit]
Following the success of the B205 class, in 1889 the New South Wales Government Railways ordered an additional 25 locomotives of a basically similar design from Dübs & Company. These locomotives had a deeper firebox, steel cab and weighed an extra nine tonnes. They were pooled with the B205 class in general working. The first locomotive entered traffic on 10 March 1891 and all were in service by August that year.[1][2]
Operation[edit]
They took a generally unobtrusive part in main line goods traffic until displaced by the D50/D53/D55 class locomotives. They then moved on to branch lines until displaced by the C30T class locomotives which arrived in the mid-1920s.[2]
Demise and preservation[edit]
As boiler renewals became due between 1929 and 1960, their numbers were depleted through either scrapping or disposal. Representatives found their way on to the private lines of such organisations as Bunnerong Power Station, Nepean Sand & Gravel at North Richmond and Hunter Valley collieries.[2]
The last locomotive withdrawn was 2413 in November 1960, following an enthusiast tour to Richmond. It joined 2408 and 2414 at Bunnerong Power Station until 1975.[1]
| No. | Year | Current organisation | Location | Status | Ref |
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| 2408 | 1891 | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Dorrigo | Stored | |
| 2413 | 1891 | Canberra Railway Museum | Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum | Static display | |
| 2414 | 1891 | Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum | Dorrigo | Stored | |
| 2419 | 1891 | Transport Heritage NSW | Goulburn Rail Heritage Centre | static display | [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850's - 1980's. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 65. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ^ a b c Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0 909650 27 6.
- ^ Locomotive, Steam 2419 Office of Environment & Heritage
External links[edit]
Media related to New South Wales Z24 class locomotives at Wikimedia Commons