Locomotives used in the Blue Mountains

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060_FSAM63.jpg (84537 bytes) 1. 0-6-0

Probably 60 class. First used in 1874. 6 in the class. Used in passenger work. The class was later renamed "O"
class. They were scrapped in 1904.

B205BritishMogal260_FSAM70.jpg (64496 bytes) 2. B205; British Mogul; 2-6-0; wooden cab

B class, later the 24 class. First in service in 1891
for goods traffic. Surviving: 2408 & 2414 (DSRM) 2413 (ARHS ACT)  and 2419
(NSWRTM). 25 in the class.

E17ClassNo42_FSAMp55.jpg (28415 bytes) 3. E17 Class; six-coupled goods; 0-6-0; #42; Vale & Lacy, Sydney 1870-71

Originally the 17 class. First used 1865. 23 in the class.
RTM has No. 18 which was the 2nd of the 17 class.

G23_FSAM62.jpg (78923 bytes) 4. G23; earliest 4 coupled passenger loco on Mountains; British.
I48_0-6-0_FSAMp12.jpg (40218 bytes) 5. I48 class; 0-6-0; British
C79BeyerPeacock440_FSAM62.jpg (86230 bytes) 6. C79 class; Beyer & Peacock from 1877; 4-4-0; first regular passenger type on Blue Mountains.
J131Consolidation_FSAM71.jpg (75403 bytes) 7. J131 Consolidation; 2-8-0; largest engine in colony in 1879; Philadelpia USA
HighFlyer440_FSAM63.jpg (49128 bytes) 8. High Flyer 4-4-0; fastest passenger locos in 1880's; British.
H373Class440_FSAM62.jpg (78479 bytes) 9. H373 class 4-4-0; Vulcan Foundry, Newton-de-Willows, UK; 12 built.
Test of 1887
BaldwinL304_260_FSAM63.jpg (53187 bytes) 10. Baldwin L304, domeless; Mogul 2-6-0.
Test of 1887 winner.

 

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The first loco on your page looks like a 60 class. First used in 1874. 6
in the class. Used in passenger work. The class was later renamed "O"
class. They were scrapped in 1904.

The second is a B class, later the 24 class. First in service in 1891
for goods traffic. NSW RTM has 2419 and Dorrigo has 2414 (?). 25 in the
class.

The third is the E 17 originally the 17 class. First used 1865. 23 in
the class.
RTM has no 18 which was the 2nd of the 17 class.

This info came from "A compendium of New South Wales steam locomotives"
Compiled by Alex Grunbach (ARHS NSW DIV).

I obtained the book from the RTM. Price $43.95

Trust this helps.
--
rgds
Railway Rasputin
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The surviving 24 class are: 2408 (DSRM) 2413 (ARHS ACT) 2414 (DSRM) and 2419
(NSWRTM). 2408, 2413 and 2414 were sold the Electricity Commission for use
at Bunnerong. 2414 was used for spare parts and is incomplete.
--
Trevor
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This is the list of names according to one of my books

4-4-0 American
4-4-2 Atlantic
4-4-4 Jubilee*
2-6-0 Mogul
2-6-2 Prairie
2-6-4 Adriatic*
4-6-0 Ten-wheeler
4-6-2 Pacific
4-6-4 Hudson or Baltic
2-8-0 Consolidation
2-8-2 Mikado
4-8-0 Mastodon*
4-8-2 Mountain
4-8-4 Northern
4-6-6-4 Challenger

According to the book, the ones marked with * were not frequently used.
--
Regards,
Chris Stratton
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On the train side, a Mogul is a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement steam
locomotive. A Mogul is also an Emporer of Delhi between the 16th and
19th centuries ("Mogul" is a corruption of the word "Mongolian" - as the
Mongolians established an empire in India under the Grand Mogul in the
early 16th Century. It is also a colloquial word meaning "important or
influential person").

As for "Consolidation", it is either a 2-8-0 steam locomotive, or the
act of solidifying, strengthening or combining one's territories,
estates, power, companies, statutes or debts into one whole.

I seem to recall that it's also the name of a US Navy aircraft carrier -
and is also probably the name of a spaceship in Star Trek.
--
Roy Wilke
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