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- Code Number:
- VRPV07P07_09
- Title:
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1072, Steam loco #1072 'The City of Lithgow', 4-6-2 ('Pacific'), express passenger engine, NSW Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia, 1950s
- This loco is an e Queensland Rail BB18 and a quarter and was last used in Queensland in the early 70s on one or two special trips. Along with a few other steam engines, it runs tourist excursions along the great Zig Zag rail line in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
Built: 1956
Weight: 101 tons (102.62 tonnes)
Length: 60'3" (18.38m)
Cylinders: 18 1/4" 24" (464 610mm)
Boiler pressure: 170lb (1171kPa)
Coupled wheels: 4'3" (130cm)
Tractive effort: 22648lb (100.8kN)
Grate area: 25sq.ft, (2.323sq.m)
Coal: 10.35 tons (10.52 tonnes)
Water: 3,500 gallons (15,910 litres)
driving wheels dia: 51" (1.3m)
- Keywords:
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Steam Locomotive, Engine, Steamer, Power, Loco, Vehicle, Passenger Train, Railfan, History, Rail, Railroad, Railways, Travel, Public Transportation, Technology, Historic, Ardhives
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- Code Number:
- VRPV07P07_09
- Title:
-
1072, Steam loco #1072 'The City of Lithgow', 4-6-2 ('Pacific'), express passenger engine, NSW Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia, 1950s
- This loco is an e Queensland Rail BB18 and a quarter and was last used in Queensland in the early 70s on one or two special trips. Along with a few other steam engines, it runs tourist excursions along the great Zig Zag rail line in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
Built: 1956
Weight: 101 tons (102.62 tonnes)
Length: 60'3" (18.38m)
Cylinders: 18 1/4" 24" (464 610mm)
Boiler pressure: 170lb (1171kPa)
Coupled wheels: 4'3" (130cm)
Tractive effort: 22648lb (100.8kN)
Grate area: 25sq.ft, (2.323sq.m)
Coal: 10.35 tons (10.52 tonnes)
Water: 3,500 gallons (15,910 litres)
driving wheels dia: 51" (1.3m)
- Keywords:
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Steam Locomotive, Engine, Steamer, Power, Loco, Vehicle, Passenger Train, Railfan, History, Rail, Railroad, Railways, Travel, Public Transportation, Technology, Historic, Ardhives
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