New South Wales Z29 class locomotive

The Z29 class (formerly J.483 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia for transport and goods transport up the steep gradients of rail track in the Blue Mountains.[2][3][4]

New South Wales Z29 Class
J.483 (Z29) Class Locomotive
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Baldwin Locomotive Works Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Total produced 20[1]
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0[1] Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)[1] Driver dia. 4ft 3in Total weight 100.6 tons[1] Firebox:  • Firegrate area 32 sq. ft[1] Boiler pressure 150lb (140lb superheated)[1] Cylinders 2 (501, 502 with 4 until 1896)[1] Cylinder size 21 x 26 (superheated 22 x 26)[1]
Performance figures Tractive effort 26,979lb (29,363lb superheated)[1]
Career Number in class 20[1] Numbers 483-502 (1889 system); 2901-2920 (1924 system, some not renumbered)[1] First run 30 September 1891, all in service within two months[1] Retired 2918 in April 1935[1] Scrapped December 1937[1] Disposition All scrapped

Gallery

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  Class Z2907 (J483) locomotive

See also

• NSWGR steam locomotive classification

References

1. Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 74. 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