New South Wales Z23 class locomotive
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 O.446 Class Locomotive | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Z23 class (formerly O.446 class) was a class of steam locomotives built in 1891 for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.[2][3][4]
Royal Commission
[edit]Although this may have been the result of a contemporary anti-American bias, these locomotives were said to be too heavy and too wide at the cylinders, and were the subject of a Royal Commission.[5]
Withdrawal
[edit]2305 was the first withdrawn in May 1933. By 1941, only six were left, with the last, 2304, being withdrawn in September 1946.[1] None has survived onto preservation.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 73. 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
- ^ "BALDWIN ENGINE COMMISSION". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 26 May 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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