NSW Kiama Fowler

Kiama Fowler
Kiama Fowler 0-4-0 Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderJohn Fowler & Co.
Leeds, England
Serial number16089
Build date1923
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge2 feet 0 inches (609.600 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Loco weight7.5 long tons (7.6 t)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		4 sq ft (0.37 m2)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size8 in × 12 in (200 mm × 300 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)
Career
OperatorsKiama Quarry Tramway

History

Built by the John Fowler plant at Leeds in England in 1923, it was used at the Kiama Quarries for blue metal haulage at the town of Kiama until 1941 when the quarry was shutdown.[1]

Demise and Preservation

After the Quarry had closed this locomotive was used by a variety of preservation groups until donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum on 28 August 1998 and is now awaiting restoration.

References
  1. "Fowler". Illawarra Light Railway Museum.

Further reading
  • Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010
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