Commonwealth Railways NM class
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The Commonweath Railways NM class locomotive was a 4-8-0 locomotive of the Commonwealth Railways
in Australia. The locomotives operated on narrow gauge lines in South Australia.
Like many of their classes, the design was based on a successful in another state, namely the 227 locomotives of the Queensland C17 class locomotive
.
Commonwealth Railways
The Commonwealth Railways were established in 1912, as part of a government department, currently called the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by the Government of Australia to construct the missing link in the east-west transcontinental railway and...
in Australia. The locomotives operated on narrow gauge lines in South Australia.
Like many of their classes, the design was based on a successful in another state, namely the 227 locomotives of the Queensland C17 class locomotive
Queensland C17 class locomotive
The C17 class locomotive was a 4-8-0 locomotive of the Queensland Railways. . The locomotives operated on narrow gauge.The design was so successful that 227 locomotives were built from 1920 when the first engine N° 15 entering service through until 1953 when N° 1000 was delivered. The 22 NM...
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