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K class 2-8-0 freight same as NSWGR D50 (T) class but bigger tenders
8 built 1916 North British Locomotive Company
K27-K34

Commonwealth Railways "K" class engine (Chris Drymalik Collection) c. 1920s
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1949 Trans-Australian Railway engine - K class as viewed from cab looking forward (Chris Drymalik Collection)
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Last K withdrawn in March 1952. All scrapped.

Commonwealth Railways "K" class engine (Chris Drymalik Collection) c. 1920s
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The construction of the Trans-Australian Railway and telegraph line from Port Augusta, S.A., to Kalgoorlie, W.A., during the period 1912 to 1917
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NB class 0-6-0T (saddle) 3' 6" gauge
Built Vulcan Iron Works USA 1916
Used for construction works Henderson Naval Base WA
Purchased by CR 1925 for CAR NB29 & NB30

C.R. NB Class No. 30, Quorn 1949
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+465… Image
NB29 (Chris Drymalik Collection)
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NB30 at Quorn (Chris Drymalik Collection)
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Narrow gauge - 3' 6"

Northern Australia Railway (NAR) Darwin to Birdum
NT administrator from SAR in 1911 ' NT railway''
CR 1918 line extended to Birdum in 1929
Named 'NAR' 1926

Map NAR 1936
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Aus…
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Central Australia Railway (CAR)
Port Augusta to Alice Springs 3' 6"
SAR Great Northern Railway Oodnadatta in 1891
To Commonwealth 1911, SAR operated till 31 Dec 1925 CR took over, extended to Alice Springs 1929
GNR map
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Official Year Book Comm. of Aust. No. 24 - 1931

1930 CR had a total of 1,088 miles of 3' 6" railway

These railways were going play a very significant role during WW2.
WAGR SAR QGR locos were deployed to help meet demands at various times. Image
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Last of the standard gauge classifications.
F class 2-6-0 ex NSWGR K.294 Baldwin of 1885
1 only F55 ( former K294 No.295 ).

Class K294 No.295 and No.294 locomotives
records.nsw.gov.au/image/17420_a0…

295 was to be F55 Image
F55 turned out to be a dud. Introduced into service in 1915 withdrawn shortly after due to poor condition. Officially withdrawn in 1921 and scrapped in 1937.

NSWGR Locomotive K.294 class
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