Built by "Baldwin" (builders No.7860) for contracting firm "C & E Millar Bros" as an 0-4-0 shunt engine. Landed Palmerston in 1886, assembled and entered service May 1887 for construction work on Palmerston to Pine Creek Railway. Sold to South Australian Railways in 2.1890. Locally known as Sandfly but officially given road number "107".
Transferred to Commonwealth Railways with North Australia Railway line handover of 1 January 1911. In 1917 it was recoded "NA 1", but this number appears to have never actually been painted on the locomotive. Spent all its Commonwealth Railways working life on the North Australia Railway till being withdrawn in June 1950.
It was placed on display at the Port Augusta station between 1960 and 1982 before being restored for display in May 1984 at the Adelaide Passenger Terminal, Keswick.
Class: | NA | |
Builder: | Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA | |
Introduced: | 1.1.1911 | |
Number in Class: | 1 | |
Wheel Arrangement: | 0-4-0 | |
Driving Wheel Diameter: | 2 ft. 4 in. | |
Cylinders: | Number: | 2 |
- | Position on frame: | Outside |
- | Diameter x stroke: | 8 in. x 12 in. |
Valve Gear: | Stephenson | |
Boiler Pressure: | 150 lbs | 140 lbs |
Tractive Effort: | 3,400 lbs | 3,270 lbs |
Coal Capacity: | 4 cwt | |
Water Capacity: | 330 gallons | |
Weight in Working Order: | 9 tons 10 cwt | |
Maximum Axle Load: | 4 tons 10 cwt | |
Overall Length | 18 ft. 6 in. |
1886 | Built by "Baldwin" (builders No.7860) for contracting firm "C & E Millar Bros" as an 0-4-0 shunt engine. |
1886 | Landed Palmerston. |
5.1887 | Entered service for construction work on Palmerston to Pine Creek Railway. |
2.1890 | Sold to South Australia Railways. Locally known as "Sandfly" but officially given road number "107". |
1.1.1911 | Transferred to Commonwealth Railways with North Australia Railway line handover of. |
1917 | Recoded "NA 1", but this number appears to have never actually been painted on the locomotive. |
6.1950 | Withdrwan after spending all its Commonwealth Railways working life on the North Australia Railway. |
1959 | Placed on display at the Port Augusta station. |
1982 | Removed for cosmetic restoration for display on the new Adelaide Passenger Terminal, Keswick. |
5.1984 | Placed on Keswick platform. |
25.7.2004 | Placed on display at Darwin Passenger Terminal. [cp 9.2004] |
- | Moved to Stokes Hill Wharf |
11.7.2008 | Moved from Stokes Hill Wharf to "Leo Izod's Qantas Hangar" at Parap to undergo restoration as it had suffered corrosion from the salt air on the wharf. Restoration will include a full strip down, clean, repair as necessary, lubricate and preserve, check all components, re-assemble and paint.[th] |