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Climax 1694 class B
geared 2'6" loco
restored by Puffing Billy Preservation Society 1988
Climax Locomotive Works USA built around 1050 from 1888 to 1928.
1694 built in 1928 for Tyers Valley Tramway
last Climax built
only one for 2' 6" gauge

1694 & 12A Belgrave
R Dow c. 1998

1694 worked the Tyers Valley Tramway, which carried sawn timber from Growlers Creek and Ten Acre Block, via Tyers Junction to Collins Siding on the VR Moe – Walhalla 2' 6" railway. Tramway closed 1949, 1694 moved to Erica.

1694 at Erica
P G Dow 1957

1694 was retrieved by PBPS from Erica in the 1960s and restored to operation in 1988. An impressive restoration. Was withdrawn in 2001 for further works. Returned to service in 2013.

Climax locomotive No.1694 at Belgrave, 16 August 2013.
members.ozemail.com.au/~telica/Puffin…

Climax geared locomotive No.1694 was officially launched back into service on Sunday, 8 September, 2013 at 9.30am with a special return trip from Belgrave to Emerald.

Photographs M Dow 8 Sep 2013

Footage of the recommissioning of Climax locomotive 1694, at Puffing Billy Preservation Railway, on September 8th, 2013.

On 7 April 2001, Climax geared steam locomotive 1694 operated its last train on the Puffing Billy Railway in the Dandenong ranges east of Melbourne prior to undergoing a major overhaul/restoration.

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Interesting found a couple of images of 1694 in PRO Victoria photographs.
Not dated. Looks like Newport, could have sent to the workshops for an overhaul?
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…