6029

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4+4-8-4
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Adhesive weight	282,000 lb (128 t) or 317,000 lb (144 t)
Loco weight	562,000 lb (255 t) or 582,000 lb (264 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons (14 t), later 18 long tons (18 t)
Firebox:
• Grate area	65 sq ft (6.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface	3,030 sq ft (281 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	750 sq ft (70 m2)
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	19+1⁄4 in × 26 in; (489 mm × 660 mm); or19+7⁄8 in × 26 in; (505 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester
Serial number	7531
Build date	1954

6029
6029
	6029 at Wagga Wagga in June 2015
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester
Serial number	7531
Build date	1954
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4+4-8-4
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Adhesive weight	282,000 lb (128 t) or 317,000 lb (144 t)
Loco weight	562,000 lb (255 t) or 582,000 lb (264 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons (14 t), later 18 long tons (18 t)
Firebox:
• Grate area	65 sq ft (6.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface	3,030 sq ft (281 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	750 sq ft (70 m2)
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	19+1⁄4 in × 26 in; (489 mm × 660 mm); or19+7⁄8 in × 26 in; (505 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	59,560 lbf (264.9 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.73 or 4.99
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	AD60
Numbers	6029
First run	24 April 1954
Withdrawn	September 1972
Current owner	Transport Heritage NSW
Disposition	Operational

6029 is a four-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, superheated, articulated 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt steam locomotive, of the AD60 class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester, England, for the New South Wales Government Railways.

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