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Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/Good. 275mm x 210mm x 13mm. 230 Pages with Black/White Photos. When the new Chief Commissioner, E.M.G. Eddy, took up duty in 1888, he was anxious to have additional locomotives manufactured within the Colony and the Government sought the formation of a manufacturing company in N.S.W. by interested parties. When this failed, designs were prepared preparatory to calling tenders in England. Beyer, Peacock and Company was finally selected to provide the new locomotives. Thus was born the P(6)-class (post 1924, the C32-class) 4-6-0 locomotives, one of the system's most outstanding classes. The first batch of 50 locomotives were delivered by Beyer, Peacock between February, 1892 and July, 1893. The became known as the Manchester Engines. These were originally fitted with 6-wheel tenders. Whilst the builders had not built locomotives of such heavy weight, they were an immediate success, with…
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- Title Standards in Steam : The 32 Class
- Author R.G. Preston
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paper Edit
- Publisher New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia
- Date 1987
- ISBN 9780909862220
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Standards in Steam: The 32 Class
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