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New South Wales Z14 class locomotive

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1865· class of Australian 4-4-0 locomotives

New South Wales Z14 class locomotive, photo 1 of 1
1/1 NSWGR Archives· Public domain

what is it?

The Z14 class was a class of 2-4-0 and 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia. They were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1865, and were rebuilt between 1903 and 1905.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 9made 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 161 years ago, in 1865.
  • Served for 83 years (1865–1948).

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

spec sheet

built
1865
in service from
1865
retired
1948
status
retired
number built
9
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇦🇺 Australia
builders
Beyer, Peacock and Company
operators
New South Wales Government Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
Built as 2-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16926689, Wikipedia: New South Wales Z14 class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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