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Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Eveleigh Press, 2000. Reprint . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 242 pages profusely illustrated b/w photos - The 53 & 55 class are a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives built for and operated by the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia. The 53 class of locomotive was designed by the New South Wales Government Railways as a modification of the earlier T(524)-class, after 1924 classified 50-class. All the coupled wheels had flanges and a certain amount of side movement was given to the middle pairs with a laterally operating knuckle joint being provided in the middle section of the coupling rods. The Clyde Engineering Company delivered the first locomotive in April, 1912 and, by November, 1917, a total of 190 were in service, 160 from Clyde and 30 from the NSWGR Eveleigh Workshops. Most were fitted with superheaters when built and some fitted at a later date. The superheaters caused some initial difficulties, giving the class a bad name. There was also a…
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- Title Standards in Steam - the 53 & 55 Class
- Author Preston, R. G.
- Edition Reprint
- Publisher Eveleigh Press, Matraville, NSW Australia
- Date 2000
- ISBN 9781876568122
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Standards in Steam - the 53 & 55 Class
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