Commonwealth Railways K class
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The Commonwealth Railways K class was a class of 2-8-0 freight locomotives built in 1916 by North British Locomotive Company, United Kingdom, for the Commonwealth Railways, Australia.
History[]
In order to operate freight trains on the then under construction Trans-Australian Railway, Commonwealth Railways ordered eight locomotives of the same design as the New South Wales Government Railways' T class (later the D50 class), but with higher capacity tenders.[1][2]
All were delivered between March and June 1916. Most had been withdrawn by the early 1950s with the last withdrawn in March 1952 after dieselisation.[1][2]
References[]
Notes[]
Bibliography[]
- Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN 1876216018.
Categories:
- Commonwealth Railways steam locomotives
- NBL locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1916
- 2-8-0 locomotives
- Standard gauge locomotives of Australia
- Scrapped locomotives
- Freight locomotives