New South Wales Z23 class locomotive

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New South Wales Z23 Class
O.446 Class Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works[1]
Total produced12[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0[1]
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)[1]
Driver dia.5ft 1in[1]
Total weight90.37 tons[1]
Firebox:
 • Grate area27.7 sq.ft[1]
Boiler pressure160lb [1]
Cylinder size21 x 24[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort22,209lb[1]

The Z23 class (formally O.446 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.[2][3][4]

2305 was the first withdrawn in May 1933. By 1941 only six were left, with the last, 2304, being withdrawn in September 1946.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 73. ISBN 0 589 07173 4.
  2. ^ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.
  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