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Australia, Steam loco #1072, 'The City of Lithgow', 4-6-2 ('Pacific'), express passenger engine, NSW Blue Mountains, Sydney, Pacific 231, Railroad Tracks, 1950s
- This loco is an ex Queensland Rail BB18 and a quarter and was last used in Queensland in the early 1970s on one or two special trips. Along with a few other steam locomotives, 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" (18.38 meters) 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. meters) Coal: 10.35 tons (10.52 tonnes) Water: 3,500 gallons (15,910 litres) Driving wheels diameter: 51" (1.3 meters)
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