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| Type | Locomotive/Crane Locomotive |
| Other Numbers | R287, 1803 |
| Wheel Arrangement | 0-6-0T |
| Driving Wheels | 4' 0'' |
| Boiler Pressure | 140 psi |
| Tractive Effort | 11,550 lbs |
| Cylinders (Bore x Stroke) | 15 x 22 |
| Entered Traffic | May 1884 |
| Withdrawn | August 1962 |
| Distance Run | 392,398 km |
| Fate | Preserved, NSW Rail Transport Museum |
| Builder | Vulcan |
| Builders Number | 994 |
| Lifting Capacity | 4 tons(??) |
Originaly ordered in 1882 for suburban passenger work, the classes small driving wheels made them a failure at this work and they were relegated to shunting work in Sydney Yard with the ocassional main line run. On delivery they were fitted with domeless boilers, smokebox regulators, Joy valve gear and marine pattern connecting rods giving them a very English Great Northern look. During overhaul in 1907 they lost their domeless boilers in favour of a more conventional design. In 1922 these engines were the first to be fitted with power reversing gear but the experiment was short lived and the power gear was eventualy replaced with Johnson bar reverse.
1077 lost her original 1924 number gained a coaling crane in May(?) 1937. The crane was removed on 4/5/45 at which time it also regained its original number (1803).
| ?/?/37 | Crane fitted. |
| 1/1/40 | Allotted to Bathurst |
| 4/5/45 | Crane removed. |
Eardley1 - First edition has a photo of 1077 (as 1803) shunting at Port Kembla. The bunker appears to be the one presently on the engine.
Eardley1 - Second edition has a photo of 1077 (as 1803) shunting Sydney terminal in 1927. The bunker is the original one. Also in Byways of Steam 18
Four Decades of Railway Photography has a photo of 1077 (as 1803) shunting at Port Kembla in August 1956.
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