New South Wales AD60 class locomotive

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)
Length	108 ft 7 in (33.096 m)
Adhesive weight	282,000 lb (128,000 kg); later 317,000 lb (144,000 kg)
Loco weight	562,000 lb (255,000 kg); later 582,000 lb (264,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (14.2 tonnes; 15.7 short tons); later; 18 long tons; (18.3 tonnes; 20.2 short tons)
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	4
Cylinder size	19.25 in × 26 in; (489 mm × 660 mm); later; 19.875 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	7473–7497, 7528–7549
Build date	1952–1954, 1956
Total produced	42

New South Wales AD60 class
New South Wales AD60 class
	6012 at the top of Cowan Bank
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company; Manchester
Serial number	7473–7497, 7528–7549
Build date	1952–1954, 1956
Total produced	42
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)
Length	108 ft 7 in (33.096 m)
Adhesive weight	282,000 lb (128,000 kg); later 317,000 lb (144,000 kg)
Loco weight	562,000 lb (255,000 kg); later 582,000 lb (264,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	14 long tons; (14.2 tonnes; 15.7 short tons); later; 18 long tons; (18.3 tonnes; 20.2 short tons)
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	4
Cylinder size	19.25 in × 26 in; (489 mm × 660 mm); later; 19.875 in × 26 in; (505 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	59,560 lbf (264.9 kN); later 63,490 lbf (282.4 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.73 or 4.99
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	AD60
Number in class	42
Numbers	6001–6042
First run	July 1952
Last run	March 1973
Preserved	6029, 6039, 6040, 6042
Disposition	4 preserved, 38 scrapped

The New South Wales AD60 class were Beyer-Garratt patent articulated four-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, coal-fired superheated, 4-8-4+4-8-4 heavy goods steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Company for the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia.