New South Wales Z21 class locomotive

New South Wales Z21 Class

L.304 Class Locomotive
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Total produced 10[1]
Specifications
Configuration 2-6-0[1]
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)[1]
Driver dia. 5ft 1in[1]
Boiler pressure 140lb[1]
Cylinder size 18 x 26[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,467lb[1]
Career
First run March 1885[1]
Preserved None[1]
Scrapped all by 1941[1]

The Z21 class (formerly L.304 class) was a class of steam locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.[2][3][4]

The last engine was scrapped in 1941. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Oberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 54. ISBN 0 589 07173 4.
  2. ↑ Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0 909862 18 4.
  3. ↑ Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45. ISBN 0 909650 27 6.
  4. ↑ New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways
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