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NB 29

NB 30

Class:		NB
Builder:		Vulcan Iron Works, USA.
Introduced:		1925
Number in Class:		2
Wheel Arrangement:		0-6-0
Driving Wheel Diameter:		3 ft.
Cylinders:	Number:	2
	Position on frame:	Outside
	Diameter x stroke:	13 in. x 18 in.
Valve Gear:		Stephenson
Heating Surface:	Tubes:	548.45 square feet
	Firebox:	50 square feet
	Grate Area:	14 square feet
Boiler Pressure:		140 lbs
Tractive Effort:		9,500 lbs
Coal Capacity:		12 cwt
Water Capacity:		1,100 gallons
Weight in Working Order:		29 tons 4 cwt
Overall Length		26 ft. 10 in.

NB 29

Steam locomotive with 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, built by Vulcan Ironworks, USA.

1916	Built by "Vulcan Ironworks", USA, builders No.2532, for use during the construction of the Henderson Naval Base, Western Australia.
1925	Purchased by the Commonwealth Railways for use on the Central Australia Railway.
8.1925	Entered service on the Central Australia Railway.
10.1946	Written off.
7.1958	Scrapped.

NB 30

Steam locomotive with 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, built by Vulcan Ironworks, USA.

1916	Built by "Vulcan Ironworks", USA, builders No.2533, for use during the construction of the Henderson Naval Base, Western Australia.
1925	Purchased by the Commonwealth Railways for use on the Central Australia Railway.
1.1925	Entered service on the Central Australia Railway.
4.1950	Written off.
1957	Converted to Diesel-Hydraulic Loco NB 30.