Sunday, December 27, 2020

Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST, NSW


Locomotive Windsor, built 1864 and scrapped 1923. 

According to www.hawkesburyhistory.net.au/railways/manning.html :

The Blacktown--Richmond line started with 3 Manning Wardle 0-6-0 box-saddle tank engines with builders numbers 88, 89 and 109. Named  WindsorSydney & Richmond they were built in March 1864, August 1864 and August 1864.

The original concept for the Blacktown--Richmond line was to have horse drawn trains but these locos were ordered instead. They worked the Blacktown--Richmond line until 1879 when it had been upgraded to take bigger power.

Originally Windsor was numbered 15, which was changed to 29 in 1865. Richmond was numbered 16, this was changed very soon to 14 (second). In 1865 it was renumbered again, this time to 31. Sydney was numbered 16 (second), which was changed to 30 in 1865.

After service on the Blacktown-Richmond line 29, Windsor (ex 15) was hired to T. Saywell for his "Rockdale--Lady Robinsons Beach" (Brighton-le-sands) Tramway in 1885. It was returned in 1886 and, in 1891, sold to Mr Saywells "Toronto Tramway". It passed to the Public Works Department in 1900 and was scrapped in 1923. 30 & 31 were used at the opening of the Kogarah-Sans Souci tramway in September-November 1887. 31 was then sold to R. G. Watkins, then to the PWD, then scrapped with No. 29 at Goninans in May 1923.

#29 was sold on 9/1/1891 after running 466,503 km.

#30 was scrapped in 9/1892 after running 547,638 km.

#31 was sold on 28/11/1890 after running 536,716 km.

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