New South Wales Z15 Class | |
Powertype: | Steam |
Builder: | Beyer, Peacock & Company |
Builddate: | 1882 |
Totalproduction: | 6 |
Whytetype: | 4-4-0 |
Boilerpressure: | 150lbs |
Cylindercount: | 2 |
Cylindersize: | 17" x 26" |
Tractiveeffort: | 12,200 |
Operator: | New South Wales Government Railways |
Nicknames: | Peacock High Flyers |
Scrapdate: | 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]