Re: hebburn collieries locomotive puzzle

["Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au>]

chris@enet21.com.au wrote in message <386B4FB7.68A12268@enet21.com.au>...
>Hi,
>
>I have a book titled "cessnock and beyond" by Bob Driver. On on of the
>pages it has a photo of a stephenson tank locomotive (built 1956?) which
>claims was the last imported new steam locomotive into australia. The
>book says it had cylinder problems -what happped  to this almost new
>(then) locomotive - was it scrapped or returned to its makers.
>
>thanks
>chris


Hebburn 2-6-2T #4 entered service late 1955 or early 1956. ARHS Bulletin Dec
1955 has photo of it just landed on dock in Newcastle.

WAGR V class 2-8-2s entered service between April 1955 and November 1956.

NSWGR 6042 entered service Jan 1957.

I don't know if this means that some V's or 60's were imported after Hebburn
#4... they might have sat around for a while in Australia before entering
service.

Like you I would like to know the fate of Hebburn #4.... there is not a lot
of documentation of this oddity.