X1056

TypeAccident Crane
Other NumbersLo13
Wheel ArrangementT-T-D-D-T
Boiler Pressure
Entered Traffic11/6/1915
Withdrawn
FateIn Use
BuilderRansome & Rapier
Builders Number
Lifting Capacity35 tons

Chronology

?/?/37Allotted to Bathurst
?/?/37Used to install 75foot turntable at Orange.
1/1/40Allotted to Bathurst
26/12/61Noted at Bathurst
24/1/63Used to rerail 3635 at Blayney
23/8/63Used with 1073 to rerail 3817 & 6003 following collission at Geurie
1/7/64Alloted to Bathurst
1/7/65Allotted to Bathurst
1965Derailed while attempting to rerail 5476 which had fallen into the Cowra turntable pit. 5476 was eventually dragged out by a traction engine.
1/7/66Allotted to Bathurst
1/7/67Allotted to Bathurst
1/7/68Allotted to Bathurst
1/7/69Allotted to Bathurst
19/12/69Attended derailment between Bell & MtVictoria with a crane from Enfield (1073 or 1060).
1/7/70Allotted to Bathurst
1/7/71Allotted to Parkes
1/1/72Allotted to Parkes
1/7/72Allotted to Parkes
1/7/73Allotted to Parkes
1/1/74Allotted to Parkes
1/7/74Allotted to Parkes
?/9/74Transfered to Eveleigh workshops for conversion to diesel.

Photos

The 60 Class page 197 has 4 photos of the Guerie accident.

Oatespages 81 and 82 have photos of 1056 and and 1073 rerailing 6003 at Geurie

Byways of Steam Encore page 44 has 6 photograps of 1056 installing a 75 foot turntable at Orange locomotive depot 1937 (one photo has been printed twice in the spread).

Byways of Steam 20 page 142 has two photos of 1056 rerailing 3635 at Blayney on 24/1/63.

The photos below and at the top of this page were taken by Greg Rudd at Grafton in 1996.

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