New South Wales Z15 class locomotive

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New South Wales Z15 Class
NSWGR D.255 Class Locomotive.jpg
D.255 (Z15) Class "Peacock High Flyer"
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Boiler pressure150lbs
Cylinders2
Cylinder size17" x 26"
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (110 km/h)
Tractive effort12,200
Career
OperatorsNew South Wales Government Railways
NicknamesPeacock High Flyers
Dispositionall scrapped

The Z15 class (formerly the D.255 class prior to the 1924 locomotive renumbering) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.[1][2][3] They entered service in 1882-1883 and were scrapped between 1929 and 1937.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.
  2. ^ Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45. ISBN 0 909650 27 6.
  3. ^ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways
  4. ^ A Century Plus of Locomotives, Australian Railway Historical Society, Sydney, 1965, p.50
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