New South Wales Z29 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm)
Total weight	100.6 long tons; (112.7 short tons; 102.2 t)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	32 sq ft (3.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1,034 kPa) ; 140 psi or 965 kPa superheated
Cylinders	2 (501, 502 with 4 until 1896)
Cylinder size	21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm) ; superheated 22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Total produced	20

New South Wales Z29 Class
New South Wales Z29 Class
	J.483 (Z29) Class Locomotive
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm)
Total weight	100.6 long tons; (112.7 short tons; 102.2 t)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	32 sq ft (3.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1,034 kPa) ; 140 psi or 965 kPa superheated
Cylinders	2 (501, 502 with 4 until 1896)
Cylinder size	21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm) ; superheated 22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	26,979 lbf (120.01 kN) ; 29,363 lbf (130.61 kN) superheated
Number in class
Career
Number in class	20
Numbers	483-502 (1889 system); 2901-2920 (1924 system, some not renumbered)
First run	30 September 1891, all in service within two months
Retired	2918 in April 1935
Scrapped	December 1937
Disposition	All scrapped

The Z29 class (formerly J.483 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia for transport and goods transport up the steep gradients of rail track in the Blue Mountains.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Class Z2907 (J483) locomotive

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 74. ISBN 0 589 07173 4.
^ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.
^ 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.
^ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways

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[LOberg-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 74. ISBN 0 589 07173 4.

[RGPreston-2] Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.

[AGrunbach-3] 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.

[4] New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways

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New South Wales Z29 class locomotive

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