Frank Stamford will present "The Genealogy of the Western Australian G class" - the origins of the Beyer Peacock "colonial mogul".
Note: The starting time of this meeting is 8.00pm in ACT, Qld, NSW, Vic. and Tas.; 7.30pm in SA; 6.00pm in WA; and 1000 UTC. Non-members of the LRRSA are welcome to attend.
The Western Australian G class was the most widely used locomotive in the Australian timber industry. Also running as the South Australian Y class and Tasmanian C class it was the most widely used type of steam locomotive in Australia. It was the fourth generation in a family of highly successful Beyer Peacock designs starting with broad-gauge 2-4-0s in Spain in 1862. This presentation will look at the development of the design and the four generations. Apart from Spain and all states of Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Isle of Man, South Africa and South American countries will enter the story.
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