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K 153 Steamrail Victoria |
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This photo is kindly provided by Ashley Williams and shows
K 153 on railtour duty at Mooroolbark in November
1977.
K 153 was
built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1940 to the successful
K-class 2-8-0 locomotive design for branch-line work. A total of 53 K-class
locomotives were constructed for branch-line duties, with a significant number
retained in storage or for workshop shunting duties towards to end of steam
traction on the Victorian Railways. A total of 21 K-class locomotives have survived
into preservation.
K 153 has been
maintained and operated for many years by Steamrail Victoria as a rail tour engine and is normally shedded
at Newport Workshops. Following an extensive overhaul by Steamrail volunteers,
K 153 was returned to service in November 2003 for further rail tour duties.
K 153 lurking within one of the bays at Newport Workshops. 10 May 2003.
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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b |
ARHS (Victorian
Division) 'North Williamstown Railway Museum', Third
Edition 1968, revised 1977, reprinted 1980. |
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c |
‘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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