NSW Wallaby
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
(17.0 tonnes; 18.8 short tons)
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Operators | Hoskins Lithgow Steel Works |
Withdrawn | 19 November 1962 |
Disposition | Static display |
NSW Wallaby was a steam locomotive seeing service in New South Wales.
History
Wallaby was built for the Hoskin Lithgow Steel Works to serve the No. 2 blast furnace plant in 1913. The locomotive was transferred to Port Kembla by Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. (AIS) in 1932. [1]
In 1933 Wallaby spent a period at South Kembla Colliery before returning to AIS.
Demise and Preservation
Withdrawn from service at Port Kembla on 19 November 1962 "Wallaby" was placed on static display 5 June 1963. The locomotive was donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum in December 1979.
References
- ^ "Wallaby". Illawarra Light Railway Museum.
Further reading
- Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010
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