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New South Wales Z18 class locomotive

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1882· class of 6 Australian 0-6-0T locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Locomotive - Class Z1806, 1884 (4174797785): Photographic Collection from Australia· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The Z18 class (formerly 285 class and R.285 class) is a class consisting of six 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives built by Vulcan Foundry for the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.

who runs it

New South Wales Government Railways

base stats

built 6made 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 144 years ago, in 1882.
Served for 90 years (1882–1972).

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

spec sheet

built: 1882
in service from: 1882
retired: 1972
status: preserved
number built: 6
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: Vulcan Foundry
operators: New South Wales Government Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7011816, Wikipedia: New South Wales Z18 class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.