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
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| Type and origin |
| Power type |
Steam |
| Designer |
Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Builder |
Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Total produced |
20[1] |
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| Specifications |
| Configuration: |
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| • Whyte |
2-8-0[1] |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge[1] |
| Driver dia. |
4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm) |
| Total weight |
100.6 long tons
(112.7 short tons; 102.2 t)[1] |
Firebox:
• Firegrate area |
32 sq ft (3.0 m2)[1] |
| Boiler pressure |
150 psi (1,034 kPa)
140 psi or 965 kPa superheated[1] |
| Cylinders |
2 (501, 502 with 4 until 1896)[1] |
| Cylinder size |
21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
superheated 22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)[1] |
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| Performance figures |
| Tractive effort |
26,979 lbf (120.01 kN)
29,363 lbf (130.61 kN) superheated[1] |
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| 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 |
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- Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 74. 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
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