618 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION J. 



ENGINES. 



The engines used on the New South Wales Railways are 

 extremely varied in design, which is to a great extent rendered 

 necessaiy by the natuie of the loads to be drawn, and the 

 character of the railways over which they are required to travel. 

 The type which is largely used for working the section from 

 Penrith over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst is known as the 

 "Consolidation" Goods Class, No. 131, made by the Baldwin 

 Locomotive Company. Its characteristic features are large out- 

 side cylinders, and four pairs of coupled driving wheels, four feet 

 in diameter, over which is distributed equally a weight of thirty- 

 seven tons by means of compensating levers. There is a single 

 bogie in front, and a double bogie tender. The total weight of 

 this engine and tender, in steam, is over seventy-five tons. Tn 

 order to minimise the resistance to traction in passing round 

 sharp corners, some of the driving wheels are without flanges. 

 Another type which is used on the Great Southern, Western, and 

 Northern Railways is known as the " Mogul Goods," No. 205 

 Class. It is made by Messrs. Beyer and Peacock, of Manchester, 

 and it has outside cylinders, with three pairs of coupled driving- 

 wheels, four feet in diameter, over which is distributed a weight 

 of about thirty -five tons. The maximum load on a pair of wheels 

 is thirteen and a half tons. There is a single bogie in front, and 

 the total weight of the engine and tender is about sixty-six and a 

 half tons. The express passenger engine, made by Messrs. 

 Dubbs and Co., of Glasgow, consists of a double bogie in front, 

 with inside cylinders, and two pairs of coupled driving-wheels, 

 six feet in diameter, over which is distributed almost equally 

 about twenty-four and a half tons. The total weight of the 

 engine and tender, in steam, is about sixty-three tons. Extensive 

 workshops have been erected at Eveleigh, which are fitted with 

 the most modern appliances for the repairs of the locomotive 

 engines and rolling stock used on the New South Wales 

 Railways. 



The following Tables show the various engines, carriages, and 

 trucks used : — 



Table I. — Shows the classification and numeration of engine. 



Table II. — The carrying capacity and weight of the various 

 trucks and wagons. 



Table III. — Gives similar particulars of the carriages. 



