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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
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 Introduced into service in 1915 withdrawn shortly after due to poor condition. Officially withdrawn in 1921 and scrapped in 1937.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
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NSWG…
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NG class 4-6-0 ex QGR B13 class
NG9-NG14
Built 1880s
NG9 & NG10 commenced at Port Augusta 1913
NG10 remained CAR. NG9 Kalgoorlie shunt engine then to NAR 1917
Rest direct NAR 1915-17

NG 9 at Parap (Chris Drymalik Collection) c. 1940s
comrails.com/pic_common/b13… Image
Ex QGR B13 at Katherine NT.
" The Flyer at Katherine "
Picture NT
hdl.handle.net/10070/261806 Image
NG Class Locomotive on NAR
Picture NT
hdl.handle.net/10070/53551 Image
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NGA 4-6-0 & NFC 2-6-0
ex WAGR G class - two different wheel arrangements built 1889-99
Final NGA 39 to 42 NFC 66 to 78 NGA 79 to 87

NGA 110 (later recoded to NFC 71) ex WAGR G110
on the NAR
comrails.com/pic_common/b13…
12.5.1943 Image
NAR Hospital train Bob Anthony and fireman on the railway
NGA 110 1942
Picture NT
hdl.handle.net/10070/28219 Image
"Snow Drop". Northern Territory Ambulance train engine. Engine number 66
Picture NT
hdl.handle.net/10070/337
This NFC 66 and date is c. 1943 Image
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NFB class 2-6-0
18 ex SAR Yx class locos obtained 1941-44
All built c. 1890s as Y converted to Yx c. 1910-20
Worked NAR to assist with huge increase in war time traffic
NFB 43 to 49 51 88 to 97

Y108 > CR NFB 94
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+467…
1906 Image
Katherine Evacuated Workshop NFB 88 (ex Y/Yx 135)
Weston Langford 15 September 1965
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1… Image
Last NFB withdrawn 1952. Some were sold onto Tasmania.
NFB 88 escaped the scrapper.

NFB 88 in rundown condition at Katherine on 16 August 2003
australiansteam.com/Nfb 88.htm Image
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