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NB 29 NB 30
Class:NB
Builder:Vulcan Iron Works, USA.
Introduced:1925
Number in Class:2
Wheel Arrangement:0-6-0
Driving Wheel Diameter:3 ft.
Cylinders:Number:2
-Position on frame:Outside
-Diameter x stroke:13 in. x 18 in.
Valve Gear:Stephenson
Heating Surface:Tubes:548.45 square feet
-Firebox:50 square feet
-Grate Area:14 square feet
Boiler Pressure:140 lbs
Tractive Effort:9,500 lbs
Coal Capacity:12 cwt
Water Capacity:1,100 gallons
Weight in Working Order:29 tons 4 cwt
Overall Length26 ft. 10 in.

NB 29

NB29 NB class at Port Augusta

Steam locomotive with 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, built by Vulcan Ironworks, USA.

1916Built by "Vulcan Ironworks", USA, builders No.2532, for use during the construction of the Henderson Naval Base, Western Australia.
1925Purchased by the Commonwealth Railways for use on the Central Australia Railway.
8.1925Entered service on the Central Australia Railway.
10.1946Written off.
7.1958Scrapped.

NB 30

NB30 at Quorn

Steam locomotive with 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, built by Vulcan Ironworks, USA.

1916Built by "Vulcan Ironworks", USA, builders No.2533, for use during the construction of the Henderson Naval Base, Western Australia.
1925Purchased by the Commonwealth Railways for use on the Central Australia Railway.
1.1925Entered service on the Central Australia Railway.
4.1950Written off.
1957Converted to Diesel-Hydraulic Loco NB 30.