Preserved NM34 at the National Railway Museum in October 2010
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Thompson & Co, Castlemaine
Build date
1925-1927
Total produced
22
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-8-0
Gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel type
Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area
18.5 sq ft (1.72 m2)
Boiler pressure
160 psi (11 bar; 1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size
17 in × 22 in (432 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
18,085 lbf (80.45 kN)
Career
Operators
Commonwealth Railways
Numbers
NM15-NM28 NM31-NM38
First run
June 1925
Preserved
NM25, NM34
Current owner
National Railway Museum Pichi Richi Railway
Disposition
2 preserved, 20 scrapped
The Commonwealth Railways NM class locomotive was a class of 4-8-0 locomotives of the Commonwealth Railways, Australia. The class operated on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge lines in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
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