NSW Kiama

Kiama PWD No. 65

Kiama 0-4-0 T Locomotive

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Davenport Locomotive Works Ohio USA Serial number 1597 Build date 1917

Specifications Configuration 0-4-0T Gauge 2 ft (610 mm) Driver dia. 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m) Loco weight 7.5 long tons (7.6 t; 8.4 short tons) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 4 sq ft (0.37 m^2) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in^2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 8 in × 12 in (203 mm × 305 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)

Career Operators NSW Public Works Dept Kiama Quarry Tramway

Kiama Blue Metal tramway

NSW Kiama was a steam locomotive seeing service in New South Wales.

History

Davenport 1597 was ordered for construction operations as PWD No. 65 on Cordeaux Dam light railway between the Nepean Gorge near Douglas Park and the Dam along Mount Keira Road between 1917 to 1926. The Locomotive was purchased by Quarries Ltd. during 1936 and transferred to Kiama Blue Metal tramway.^[1]

Demise and Preservation

The Kiama tramway closed in March 1941. The locomotive was utilised by several heritage organisations and finally preserved by Illawarra Light Railway Museum in 1977.

References

1. "Kiama". Illawarra Light Railway Museum.

Further reading

• Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010