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K 192 State Mine Museum, Wonthaggi |
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K 192 displayed at the State Mine Museum, Wonthaggi on 3
December 2005.
K 192 was
built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1946 to the successful
K-class 2-8-0 locomotive design for branch-line work. K 192 was the last
of the 53 K-class locomotives constructed and has a number of refinements such
as Boxpox driving wheels.
K 192 had been
plinthed in Apex Park, Wonthaggi from 1968 to 1998, where it carried the
identity K 170. In 1998 it was moved to the State Mine Museum, Wonthaggi,
where it has since been returned to its original number K 192 and cosmetically
restored including new boiler clothing and repainting.
Chris Thompson
has kindly provided this series of photos which shows K 192 at the State
Mine Museum, Wonthaggi on 3 December 2005, together with two information
sheets providing a brief history for K 192 and the Victorian Railways K-class.
Another three views of K 192 at Wonthaggi on 3 December 2005.
(A railing has been added around the top of the tender tank.)
K 192 information sheets displayed at the State Mine Museum, Wonthaggi. 3 December 2005.
My thanks to Gordon Ross for this detail view of K 192's Boxpok wheels.
References
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a |
‘A brief
history of Preserved Rolling Stock of Victoria’ by
Norm Bray, Peter J Vincent and Daryl M Gregory. Published
by Brief History Books, PO Box 437, Sunbury, Vic 3429. |
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ARHS
(Victorian Division) 'North Williamstown Railway Museum', Third
Edition 1968, revised 1977, reprinted 1980. |
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‘Locomotives
of Australia - 1985 to 2010’ (Fifth
Edition), by Leon Oberg, published
2010 by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. |
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d |
Wikipedia
page for VR K-class locomotives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_class Retrieved
21 February 2023 |
Page updated: 21 February 2023
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