Standard Gauge K

K 27 to 34

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K 27

K 28

K 29

K 30

K 31

K 32

K 33

K 34

The "K" class were all built at the "North British Locomotive Company" as a slight modification of a New South Wales Railways D50 class design. Fitted with 4ft. 3in. driving wheels and weighing 115 tons they were used principally as a freight locomotive.

Class:		K
Builder:		North British Locomotive, England
Introduced:		1916
Number in Class:		8
Wheel Arrangement:		2-8-0
Driving Wheel Diameter:		4 ft. 3in.
Cylinders:	Number:	2
	Position on frame:	Outside
	Diameter x stroke:	22 in. x 26 in.
Valve Gear:		Allan
Heating Surface:	Tubes:	1613 square feet
	Superheater:	262 sqauare feet
	Firebox:	172 square feet
	Grate Area:	30 square feet
Boiler Pressure:		150 lbs p.s.i.
Tractive Effort:		31,460 lbs
Coal Capacity:		10 tons (originally 8½ tons)
Water Capacity:		4850 gallons
Weight in Working Order:		115 tons 13 cwt
Maximum Axle Load:		15 tons 12 cwt
Overall Length		59 ft 4¼ in.

K 27

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

5.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21230.
7.1943	Withdrawn.
4.7.1958	Scrapped.

K 28

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

5.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21231.
7.1943	Withdrawn.
4.7.1958	Scrapped.

K 29

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

6.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21232.
-	Fitted with a modified front.
12.1951	Withdrawn.
1961	Scrapped.

K 30

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

6.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21233.
-	Fitted with a modified front.
1.1951	Withdrawn.
1959	Scrapped.

K 31

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

6.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21234.
-	Fitted with a modified front.
6.1951	Withdrawn.
1961	Scrapped.

K 32

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

3.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21235.
6.1943	Withdrawn.

K 33

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

3.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21236.
10.1942	Withdrawn.

K 34

Steam locomotive with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, built by North British Locomotive, England.

4.1916	Entered service on the Trans-Australian Railway. Built by North British Locomotive, England, builder No.21237.
-	Fitted with a modified front.
3.1952	Withdrawn.