Ordered from the
Vulcan Foundry, 12 were placed in service in 1887. They had the
4-4-0 wheel arrangement that most locomotives had at the time. Shortly after delivery, the class leader was tested against the
Baldwin Locomotive Works built L304 class to see which one could make a faster and better run across the
Blue Mountains to
Eskbank, with the Baldwin locomotive judged superior. They were also intended to haul passenger service on the steeply graded
Sydney to
Newcastle and
Kiama lines.[4]
They proved unpopular with both locomotive crews because of rough riding and track maintenance staff because of their high axle load and were displaced from mainline working and relegated to branch line work following the arrival of the
P6 class (C32 class). In 1905/06, new boilers with
Belpaire fireboxes were fitted, the smokeboxes shortened and the cylinder diameter reduced.[2] In 1924, the class was renumbered becoming the Z17 class.
Demise and Preservation
As they became due for reboilering, they began to be withdrawn from January 1934 with only four in service by 1948.[5]
^Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57.
ISBN0-909862-18-4.
^
abGrunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45.
ISBN0-909650-27-6.
^New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways
^Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. p. 87.
ISBN0-909650-27-6.
^Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850's - 1980's. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 56.
ISBN0-730100-05-7.
Ordered from the
Vulcan Foundry, 12 were placed in service in 1887. They had the
4-4-0 wheel arrangement that most locomotives had at the time. Shortly after delivery, the class leader was tested against the
Baldwin Locomotive Works built L304 class to see which one could make a faster and better run across the
Blue Mountains to
Eskbank, with the Baldwin locomotive judged superior. They were also intended to haul passenger service on the steeply graded
Sydney to
Newcastle and
Kiama lines.[4]
They proved unpopular with both locomotive crews because of rough riding and track maintenance staff because of their high axle load and were displaced from mainline working and relegated to branch line work following the arrival of the
P6 class (C32 class). In 1905/06, new boilers with
Belpaire fireboxes were fitted, the smokeboxes shortened and the cylinder diameter reduced.[2] In 1924, the class was renumbered becoming the Z17 class.
Demise and Preservation
As they became due for reboilering, they began to be withdrawn from January 1934 with only four in service by 1948.[5]
^Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57.
ISBN0-909862-18-4.
^
abGrunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45.
ISBN0-909650-27-6.
^New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways
^Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. p. 87.
ISBN0-909650-27-6.
^Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850's - 1980's. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 56.
ISBN0-730100-05-7.