New South Wales D59 class locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1'D1'h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Adhesive weight	65 t; (64.0 long tons; 71.7 short tons)
Loco weight	91 t; (89.6 long tons; 100.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Oil, later coal
Fuel capacity	10,800 litres (2,400 imp gal; 2,900 US gal) (oil); 11 t; (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons) (coal)
Water cap.	24,750 litres (5,440 imp gal; 6,540 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	1,379 kPa (200.0 psi)
Heating surface	2,165 sq ft (201.1 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	625 sq ft (58.1 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	21 in × 28 in; (533.4 mm × 711.2 mm)
Valve gear	Walscharts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton; Philadelphia
Serial number	75564–75583
Build date	August 1952-March 1953
Total produced	20

New South Wales D59 class
New South Wales D59 class
	5910 at the New South Wales Railway Museum, Thirlmere
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton; Philadelphia
Serial number	75564–75583
Build date	August 1952-March 1953
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1'D1'h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Adhesive weight	65 t; (64.0 long tons; 71.7 short tons)
Loco weight	91 t; (89.6 long tons; 100.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Oil, later coal
Fuel capacity	10,800 litres (2,400 imp gal; 2,900 US gal) (oil); 11 t; (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons) (coal)
Water cap.	24,750 litres (5,440 imp gal; 6,540 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	1,379 kPa (200.0 psi)
Heating surface	2,165 sq ft (201.1 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	625 sq ft (58.1 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	21 in × 28 in; (533.4 mm × 711.2 mm)
Valve gear	Walscharts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	34,986 lbf (155.6 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.09
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	D59
Numbers	5901–5920
Disposition	5 preserved, 15 scrapped

The 59 class is a class of steam locomotive built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation for the New South Wales Government Railways of Australia.