New South Wales Z15 class locomotive

New South Wales Z15 Class
New South Wales Z15 Class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date	1882
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
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"
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 mph (110 km/h)
Tractive effort	12,200
Operators
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

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

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