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The "K" class were all built at the "North British Locomotive Company" as a slight modification of a New South Wales Railways D50 class design. Fitted with 4ft. 3in. driving wheels and weighing 115 tons they were used principally as a freight locomotive.
Class: | K | |
Builder: | North British Locomotive, England | |
Introduced: | 1916 | |
Number in Class: | 8 | |
Wheel Arrangement: | 2-8-0 | |
Driving Wheel Diameter: | 4 ft. 3in. | |
Cylinders: | Number: | 2 |
- | Position on frame: | Outside |
- | Diameter x stroke: | 22 in. x 26 in. |
Valve Gear: | Allan | |
Heating Surface: | Tubes: | 1613 square feet |
- | Superheater: | 262 sqauare feet |
- | Firebox: | 172 square feet |
- | Grate Area: | 30 square feet |
Boiler Pressure: | 150 lbs p.s.i. | |
Tractive Effort: | 31,460 lbs | |
Coal Capacity: | 10 tons (originally 8½ tons) | |
Water Capacity: | 4850 gallons | |
Weight in Working Order: | 115 tons 13 cwt | |
Maximum Axle Load: | 15 tons 12 cwt | |
Overall Length | 59 ft 4¼ in. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
5.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21230. |
7.1943 | Withdrawn. |
4.7.1958 | Scrapped. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
5.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21231. |
7.1943 | Withdrawn. |
4.7.1958 | Scrapped. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
6.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21232. |
- | Fitted with a modified front. |
12.1951 | Withdrawn. |
1961 | Scrapped. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
6.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21233. |
- | Fitted with a modified front. |
1.1951 | Withdrawn. |
1959 | Scrapped. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
6.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21234. |
- | Fitted with a modified front. |
6.1951 | Withdrawn. |
1961 | Scrapped. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
3.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21235. |
6.1943 | Withdrawn. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
3.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21236. |
10.1942 | Withdrawn. |
Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.
4.1916 | Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21237. |
- | Fitted with a modified front. |
3.1952 | Withdrawn. |