Silverton Tramway W class
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The Silverton Tramway W class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Silverton Tramway Company.
History[]
In January 1949, the Silverton Tramway Company ordered two 4-8-2 locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester, to the same design as the Western Australian Government Railways W class. A further two were ordered in November 1950.[1][2]
All four arrived at Port Pirie in October 1951 and, after final assembly, moved to Broken Hill in a convoy, with two in steam. Until 1953, all were hired to the South Australian Railways on a rotating basis, operating services out of Peterborough, until the South Australian Railways 400 class locomotives were delivered.[2][3]
The Silverton W class differed from the WAGR examples in having a skyline cowling running the length of the boiler and smokebox, Westinghouse air brakes, and an additional blow-down valve in the middle of the bottom of the boiler barrel.[1][2][3]
When the 48s class diesels arrived in 1961, the W class locomotives were retired, after only 10 years in service. They remained in store until disposed of in 1970, with three now preserved. The Pichi Richi Railway has a locomotive operating as W22, although it is actually W916 masquerading as W22, including some parts from the latter.[2][4]
Class list[]
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References[]
- ^ a b Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 136. ISBN 0 9599690 3 9.
- ^ a b c d Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 251–253. ISBN 9781921719011.
- ^ a b McNicol, Steve (1981). Silverton Tramway Locomotives. Elizabeth Downs: Railmac Publications. pp. 17/18. ISBN 0 959415 30 0.
- ^ a b W22 Australian Steam
- ^ Trial runs of steam locomotive W22 Justin Hancock Pichi Richi Railway 6 April 2003
- ^ W24 Australian Steam
- ^ HF (Gerry) Walsh National Railway Museum
- ^ W25 Australian Steam
- Beyer, Peacock locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1951
- Silverton Tramway
- Steam locomotives of New South Wales
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
- 4-8-2 locomotives
- Passenger locomotives