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Z 1151 light weight diesel locomotive |
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This locomotive is 1 of 3 built for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) in 1953 by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn's (Drewry Car Co) it is built for 3'6" (1067mm) gauge, length 18'10" (5.75m) weight 15.13 tonnes (14.89 long tons, 16.68 short tons.) It's powered with a Gardner 8LW engine with air locomotive brakes and train vacuum brakes Max speed of 17mph or 28km/h. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 11:00:07 PM |
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Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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NSU 55 Engine Room |
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This is the first photo when walking from the drivers cab into the engine room. Forgive me if you know the locomotives better than me for misnaming the components of this old beast. To the left is Im guessing the electrical compartment and straight in front is the main generator. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 7:46:31 AM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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Roster,InCab |
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NSU 55 Firemans side of engine |
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Im looking down the firemans side of the engine room, the main generator at right of me, the engine and the firemans side traction motor blower. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 7:51:50 AM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NSU 55 Engine Room drivers side |
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A shot down the drivers side of the engine |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 8:02:36 AM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NSU 55 Engine Room Rear Section |
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In this picture, you can see the traction motor blower fans and associated ducting through the floor and to the left is the air compressor. There are 13 of the NSU class locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd, Crompton Parkinson Ltd and Sulzer Brothers in England for the Trans Australian Railway from Port Augusta to Darwin via Marree. They have a 955hp Sulzer engine, A1A-A1A wheel arangement with a 10.5 ton axle loading. Tractive effort of at least 21,000lbs Ability to operate in extreme conditions, with temperatures in excess of 45C, poor quality water and dry & dusty air, heavily laden with sand. The greatest altitude was only 190 feet, temperatures and humidity varied but the Central section (Port Augusta - Alice Springs, 771 miles) endures long periods of 100F+ temperatures, with highs to 120F. Capacity to haul 202 tons up a 1 in 60 uncompensated grade with main line curves of 7 chains radius and sidings with 4 chains radius. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 8:17:29 AM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NSU 55 Engine Room |
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The rear most part of the locomotive, the door is to access trailing locomotives especially a second NSU if they were running back to back or a NT Class locomotive. On either side of the "walkway is the radiators to not only cool the radiator water/coolant, these locomotives had a radiator arrangement to cool engine oil. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/21/2022 8:48:40 AM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NC1 diesel hydraulic locomotive |
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NC1 is 1 of 2 narrow gauge 3'6" (1067mm) locomotives built by Clyde Engineering in Granville NSW for the Lakewood Firewood Company in 1956 and later sold to the Commonwealth Railways in 1965. They are 25'2" (7.67m) long. Maximum speed 37mph or 60km/h, powered by a GM 6/110 2 stroke diesel engine coupled to an Allison CRT5630 hydraulic transmission. They could operate in multiple unit and had air locomotive brakes with vacuum train brakes. |
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11/6/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 11:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
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Mikey Puttock |
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NSU 55 locomotive (rear) |
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This is a rear shot of the NSU locomotive. Not many pics exist of this end of this Australian locomotive class. |
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11/7/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 11:45:30 PM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
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Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NSU 55 Drivers or Engineers side |
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The driving position of these locomotives is the left position of the locomotive. |
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11/7/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 11:48:34 PM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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| Title: |
NSU 55 Firemans side |
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The firemans r/h position of the locomotive |
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11/7/2022 Upload Date: 11/8/2022 11:50:24 PM |
| Location: |
Peterborough, SA |
| Author: |
Mikey Puttock |
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