NSW Kiama Fowler

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Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
BuilderJohn Fowler & Co.
Leeds, England
Serial number16089
Kiama Fowler
Kiama Fowler 0-4-0 Locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderJohn Fowler & Co.
Leeds, England
Serial number16089
Build date1923
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge2 feet 0 inches (609.600 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Loco weight7.5 long tons (7.6 t)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area4 sq ft (0.37 m2)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size8 in × 12 in (200 mm × 300 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)
Career
OperatorsKiama Quarry Tramway

NSW Kiama Fowler is a steam locomotive that was in service in New South Wales, Australia. It is sometimes also called Wollondilly.[1][2]

Kiama Fowler was built by the John Fowler plant at Leeds in England in 1923, it was used at the Kiama Quarries for blue metal haulage at the town of Kiama until 1941 when the quarry was shut down.[3] ("Blue metal" is another name for basalt.[2])

Demise and preservation

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