#1995
NSW Burra
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company· from 1923· Australian steam locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Burra 0-4-0ST Locomotive: Hpeterswald· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. NSW Burra at Corrimal: NSW Archives· Public domain
what is it?
Burra (short for Kookaburra) is an Australian steam locomotive. It was ordered by Corrimal Colliery, to work at the colliery, on 1 May 1923 and delivered on 26 November 1923. In 1946 an overhaul with a new boiler was carried out by Clyde Engineering.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Served for 45 years (1923–1968).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923
- in service from
- 1923
- retired
- 1968
- status
- preserved
- number built
- —
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
- operators
- BlueScope Steel
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0ST
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16926744, Wikipedia: NSW Burra (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.