NSWGR Steam Locos

THE NSWGR MUSEUM - STEAM LOCOMOTIVE EXHIBITS: My coverage of the NSWGR Rail Museum Steam Locomotives has to commence with the largest Steam Locomotive in the Museum's collection, the 'Garrett'.

1956: THE AD60 CLASS 'BEYER-GARRETT': A fine example of the AD60 Class 'Beyer-Garrett', manufactured by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester in 1956 awaits the visitor along the path to the major Museum exhibits.

The Garrett Locomotive design was originally conceived by Englishman, Herbert William Garrett in partnership with Beyer, Peacock. The first 'Garrett's' delivered to Australia were significantly smaller than the AD60 Class, they entered service in Tasmania in 1909 on the Northeast Dundas Tramway system.

A total of forty two (42) AD60's were built for the NSWGR and the #6040, (#7542 Class Beyer, Peacock), in the Museum's collection was the last 'new' Steam Locomotive to enter NSWGR service in 1957, the last Garrett was withdrawn from service in February 1973. The concept of the Garrett design was sound, the idea was to 'spread the weight' of the massive Locomotive over more wheels, the AD60 design incorporated a 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 wheel configuration, effectively two mainline locomotive wheel arrays, driven by a two sets of cylinders and valve gear powered by a single boiler.

#6040: (7542) CLASS NAMEPLATE

#6040: (7542) CLASS, IMAGE LOOKING FORWARDS FROM THE DRIVER'S CAB


#6040: (7542) CLASS FRONT SECTION	#6040: (7542) CLASS MID SECTION


#6040: (7542) CLASS REAR SECTION	#6040: (7542) CLASS REAR OF DRIVER'S CAB

#6040: (7542) CLASS FRONT SECTION WHEEL ARRANGEMENT AND CYLINDER

#6040: (7542) CLASS, MASSIVE CONNECTING RODS AND LINKAGES

#6040: (7542) CLASS, DEPICTING THE OVERALL LOCOMOTIVE AND THE 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 WHEEL CONFIGURATION

1885~1886: THE F351 CLASS TANK ENGINE: A total of twelve (12) F351 Class Tank Engines were manufactured by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester in the period 1885~1886 and despite considerable disagreement a further six (6) were provided by Henry Vale, Sydney, in 1887. Known to ride poorly on the railways of the day and following a crash at Sydenham which resulted in the death of seven NSWGR passengers, the remaining locomotives were either sold or reassigned to shunting duties in depots. This F351 Class locomotive, renumbered #1033 in 1924, provided seventy years of service as a shunter until it was retired in the 1960's.

#1033: (F351) CLASS TANK ENGINE, NOTE THE WHEEL CONFIGURATION OF 2-4-0T


#1033: (F351) CLASS REAR SECTION	#1033: (F351) SIDE VIEW

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