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K 177 Former exhibit at Langhi Morgala Museum, Ararat |
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This photo is kindly provided by Gordon Ross and shows
the frames and pony truck for K 177 under restoration during mid-2004. This frame actually came from loco K 174, but the restored loco will bear the road number K 177. |
K 177 was built at Victorian Railway's Newport Workshops in 1941.
Following withdrawal, K 177 became an outdoor exhibit at the Langhi Morgala Museum at Ararat in Western Victoria. K 177 was subsequently acquired by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society for restoration to operation. Following dismantling for overhaul, the frame was found to have serious corrosion problems on the driver's side cylinder block, and accordingly the frame of sister K 174 is being used in the restoration of this loco. (While normally the loco number stays with the frame, the MRPS wish to honour their agreement with the Langhi Morgala Museum to restore a locomotive numbered K 177.) The original frame of K 177 is now at Hamilton (for further information on the Hamilton loco, refer to K 159 & K 174 pages).
The rebuilt ‘K 177’ will comprise a mixture of components from sister K-class locos: K 177's boiler, pony truck and tender, K 174's frames, and K 176's coupled wheels. The locomotive will be named ‘City of Ararat’.
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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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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