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12A NA Class 2-6-2T |
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This photo is kindly provided by Gordon Ross and shows 12A at Lakeside.
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Builder |
Victorian
Railways – Newport
Workshops |
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Builder’s
Number & Year |
1912 |
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Wheel
Arrangement |
2-6-2T |
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NA-class locomotive
12A was constructed at Newport Workshops in 1912 for use on the Victorian
Railways narrow-gauge lines. It follows the design of the original two
NA-class members 1A & 2A which were supplied by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. (For general information about the Victorian Railways narrow-gauge
lines and the NA-class, refer to the page for NA3.) 12A was taken
off the Victorian Railways register as late as 1973 and passed into the care
of the Emerald Tourist Railway Board for operation on the Puffing Billy
Railway. It has since generally remained in traffic excepting periods of
overhaul and is normally shedded at the Puffing Billy Railway's Belgrave
depot together with sisters 6A, 7A, 8A & 14A. 12A
received a full overhaul at the Puffing Billy Railway workshops in 2006. The Puffing Billy Railway is generally considered to be Australia's best heritage railway and is well worth a visit! |
A scanned photo view of 12A coupling up to its train at Gembrook in 1995.
Detail of the builder's plate. (Scanned 1995 photo)
Scanned photo view of 12A shunting at Gembrook in 1995.
References
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a |
‘Steam
Locomotives of the Victorian Railways, Volume
1: The First Fifty Years’ by
Norman Cave, John Buckland & David Beardsell. Published
in 2002 by the Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian
Division), Melbourne. |
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b |
‘Locomotives
of Australia, Fifth Edition (1850's - 2010)’ by Leon Oberg, published in 2010 published
by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, Dural NSW. |
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c |
Information provided by Max
Bracher via email, 20 October 2012. |
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d |
Puffing Billy Railway website – Locomotive Fleet page, Retrieved 11 July 2021 |
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Page updated: 11 July 2021
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