| Type | Accident Crane |
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| Wheel Arrangement | T-T-D-D-T-T | |
| Boiler Pressure | ||
| Tractive Effort | ||
| Cylinders (Bore x Stroke) | ||
| Entered Traffic | 1957 | |
| Withdrawn | Still in use | |
| Fate | Still in use | |
| Builder | Krupp Ardelt | |
| Builders Number | 204311 | |
| Lifting Capacity | 120 tons | |
| Diesel Engine | Cummins |
1060 is one of three identical cranes build by Krupp Ardelt in 1957. Two came to NSW and the third went to Indian National Railways. The NSWGR assembled only one of the cranes with 1060 entering service in May 1960 with a trial trip to Valley Heights. 1060 at that stage had limited availability because of its high axle load. It was used on 7th March 1961 to deal with a collission between a 38 class pacific and a 60 class garrett at Glenlee. In August 1962 it was used for recovery at a collision at Robertson; during this incident 1060 was overturned and suffered serious damage. The jib was replaced with that of the second unassembled crane (maker's number 204310). A proposal to convert it to diesel operation at that stage was rejected and the damaged boiler was repaired. This rejection was on the basis that it would have reduced the lifting capacity. A successful conversion to diesel drive was completed at Cardiff workshops in January 1991 using the engine from an X200 class shunting tractor and a spare 73 class gearbox.
The remains of the second crane, except for the boiler and some spares, plus the original jib of 1060 was scrapped on 8th January 1976.
| ?/5/60 | Entered service |
| 7/3/61 | Attended Glenlee Collision |
| 16/7/62 | Used with 1072 to rerail 4441 at Liverpool. |
| ?/8/62 | Attended Robertson Collision, seriously damaged. |
| 1/7/63 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/64 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/65 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/66 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/67 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/68 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/69 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/70 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/71 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/1/72 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 6/5/72 | Used with 1073 to rerail 4462, 4525, 4537 and 11 wagons after a collision at Robertson. 1060 was propeled to the scene from Mossvale. |
| 1/7/72 | Allotted to Enfield |
| ?/12/72 | Undergoing Boiler Change at Eveleigh Workshops |
| ?/1/73 | Boiler change completed, returned to Enfield. |
| 1/7/73 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/1/74 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/74 | Allotted to Enfield |
| 1/7/74 | Under overhaul Eveleigh workshops |
| 1/7/86 | Allotted to Goulburn |
| 29/9/85 | Replacing culverts near South Hill |
| 12/7/86 | Removed from Goulburn depot by 48162 |
| 13/7/86 | Used to replace culverst at Bowral |
| 22/11/91 | Reentered service with diesel engine after overhaul at Cardiff Workshops. |
| 22/11/91 | Allotted to Lithgow |
| 1/1/97 | Allotted to Lithgow |
Railway Digest May 1986 has a photo of 1060 (still steam) being used to replace culverts near South Hill on 29th September 1985.
Roundhouse October 1998 has two photos of 1060, 1073 plus a Taylor and Hubbard light crane (rail mounted) erecting overhead at Lewisham on 18/8/1968.
Roundhouse Dec98 or Jan99 has a photo of 1060 working with 1072 to rerail 4441 at Liverpool on 16/7/62
The photo at the top of the page shows 1060 exhibited at the Lithgow locodepot openday in 1995. It is lifting an X200 class.
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