Shay Locomotive 5, part of the Canungra Pine Creek Tramway - - TopicsExpress



          

Shay Locomotive 5, part of the Canungra Pine Creek Tramway - Queensland...ca. 1914. The Shay was built by Lima, USA, in 1902 for the North Mount Lyell Mining Company of Tasmania where it received its number 5. It had nine inch bore cylinders and eight inch stroke. Wheels were 27 inches in diameter and it weighed 16 tons. Locomotive was fitted with a bell and a large oil headlamp. The locomotive was run on cordwood and dead timber. By 1915, the engine was converted to coal firing.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:35:10 +0000

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