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Not to be confused with the steam locomotive NSW Kiama.

Kiama Fowler

Kiama Fowler 0-4-0 Locomotive

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	John Fowler & Co. Leeds, England
Serial number	16089
Build date	1923

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-4-0 T
Gauge	2 feet 0 inches (609.600 mm)
Driver dia.	2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Loco weight	7.5 long tons (7.6 t)
Firebox:
• Grate area	4 sq ft (0.37 m)
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	8 in × 12 in (200 mm × 300 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)

Career
Operators	Kiama Quarry Tramway

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

History

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. ("Blue metal" is another name for basalt.)

Demise and preservation

After the Quarry had closed the locomotive was used by a variety of preservation groups until donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum on 28 August 1998. As of 2015, it is under restoration.

References

^ "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - Fowler 16089". Australian Steam. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "John Fowler Works No 16089 PWD 35". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
"Fowler". Illawarra Light Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.

History

Demise and preservation

References

Further reading