NSW Burra

Burra
Burra 0-4-0 ST Locomotive
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Hawthorn Leslie & Company
Newcastle upon Tyne
Serial number 3574
Build date 1923
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-4-0ST
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 m2)
Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders 2 outside
Cylinder size 8 in × 12 in (203 mm × 305 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)
Career
Operators Australian Iron & Steel Colliery
Corrimal
Current owner Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Disposition Preserved
Burra at Corrimal

Burra (short for Kookaburra) was ordered by Corrimal Colliery on 1 May 1923 and delivered to 26 November 1923 working at the colliery. In 1946 an overhaul with a new boiler was carried out by Clyde Engineering.[1]

Following the purchase of Corrimal Colliery by Australian Iron & Steel Burra was restored and placed on static display at the steelworks in 1968. In 1978 it was donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum. The locomotive was restored to service in 1995 and remains operational.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Burra Illawarra Light Railway Museum

Further reading

  • Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010
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