Davenport 1596 was ordered for construction operations as PWD No. 65 on Cordeaux Dam light railway between the Nepean Gorge near Douglas Park and the Dam along Mount Keira Road between 1917 and 1926. The Locomotive was purchased by Quarries Ltd. during 1936 and transferred to Kiama Blue Metal tramway.[1]
Demise and Preservationedit
The Kiama tramway closed in March 1941. The locomotive was utilised by several heritage organisations and finally preserved by Illawarra Light Railway Museum in 1977.
kiama, town, kiama, south, wales, steam, locomotive, seeing, service, south, wales, kiama, 65kiama, locomotivetype, originpower, typesteambuilderdavenport, locomotive, works, ohio, usaserial, number1596build, date1917specificationsconfiguration, whyte0, 0stgau. For the town see Kiama New South Wales NSW Kiama was a steam locomotive seeing service in New South Wales Kiama PWD No 65Kiama 0 4 0 T LocomotiveType and originPower typeSteamBuilderDavenport Locomotive Works Ohio USASerial number1596Build date1917SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 4 0STGauge2 ft 610 mm Driver dia 2 ft 0 in 610 mm Loco weight7 5 long tons 7 6 t 8 4 short tons Firebox Grate area4 sq ft 0 37 m2 Boiler pressure160 lbf in2 1 10 MPa CylindersTwo outsideCylinder size10 in 14 in 254 mm 356 mm Performance figuresTractive effort4 096 lbf 18 2 kN CareerOperatorsNSW Public Works DeptKiama Quarry TramwayKiama Blue Metal tramway Contents 1 History 2 Demise and Preservation 3 References 4 Further readingHistory editDavenport 1596 was ordered for construction operations as PWD No 65 on Cordeaux Dam light railway between the Nepean Gorge near Douglas Park and the Dam along Mount Keira Road between 1917 and 1926 The Locomotive was purchased by Quarries Ltd during 1936 and transferred to Kiama Blue Metal tramway 1 Demise and Preservation editThe Kiama tramway closed in March 1941 The locomotive was utilised by several heritage organisations and finally preserved by Illawarra Light Railway Museum in 1977 References edit Kiama Illawarra Light Railway Museum Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to NSW Kiama Locomotives of Australia Sydney Leon Oberg 2010 nbsp This steam locomotive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about rail transport in New South Wales is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NSW Kiama amp oldid 1202986574, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
