New South Wales Z29 class locomotive

what is it?

The Z29 class (formerly J.483 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia. They were used principally for goods transport up the steep gradients of rail track in the Blue Mountains, but also served on the Main South as far as Junee, the South Coast line as far as Waterfall and on Western lines as far as Mudgee and Wellington. Their introduction required cutting back some platforms as well as flattening their cylinder sides to achieve clearances.

base stats

• built 20made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 135 years ago, in 1891.
• 🧓Still in service after 135 years.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1891

in service from

1891

status

in service

number built

20

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

designer

Baldwin Locomotive Works

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.