NSW Kiama

For the town, see Kiama, New South Wales.

Not to be confused with the steam locomotive NSW Kiama Fowler.

NSW Kiama was a steam locomotive seeing service in New South Wales, Australia.

Kiama PWD No. 65
Kiama 0-4-0 T Locomotive
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Davenport Locomotive Works Iowa USA Serial number 1596 Build date 1917
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0ST Gauge 2 ft (610 mm) Driver dia. 2 ft 0 in (610 mm) Loco weight 7.5 long tons (7.6 t; 8.4 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 4 sq ft (0.37 m2) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 10 in × 14 in (254 mm × 356 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 4,096 lbf (18.2 kN)
Career Operators NSW Public Works Dept Kiama Quarry Tramway

Kiama Blue Metal tramway

History

Davenport 1596 was ordered for construction operations as PWD No. 65 on Cordeaux Dam light railway between the Nepean Gorge near Douglas Park and the Dam along Mount Keira Road between 1917 and 1926. The locomotive was purchased by Quarries Ltd. during 1936 and transferred to Kiama Blue Metal tramway.

Demise and Preservation

The Kiama tramway closed in March 1941. The locomotive was utilised by several heritage organisations and finally preserved by Illawarra Light Railway Museum in 1977.

Further reading

• Locomotives of Australia, Sydney: Leon Oberg, 2010