New South Wales Z15 class locomotive

New South Wales Z15 Class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company Build date 1882 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Boiler pressure 150lbs Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 17" x 26"
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 mph (110 km/h) Tractive effort 12,200
Career Operators New South Wales Government Railways Nicknames Peacock High Flyers Scrapped 1929-1937 Disposition All scrapped

The New South Wales Z15 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.

In 1882/83, Beyer, Peacock & Company built six 4-4-0 locomotives to operate passenger services on the newly extended Main Southern line to Albury. All were fitted with Belpaire boilers in 1902/03.^{[1] [2]} All were scrapped between 1929 and 1937.^[3]

References

1. Loco Classes of the New South Wales Government Railways Truck & Bus Transportation May 1940 page 26
2. Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 70/71. ISBN 0-909650-27-6.>
3. A Century Plus of Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. 1965. p. 50.

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