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The recreation of a Victorian Railways 1st Series N Class Locomotive.
The Locomotive Restoration Group is responsible for the N Class Project, an ambitious project to resurrect the long-lost 1st Series N Class Locomotive. This new build locomotive will be numbered N441.
Why an N Class?
No remaining 1st Series N Class Locomotives
Out of a build of 83 N class locomotives, all but two have been cut up for scrap. Both survivors are NSG examples (a later design) with N432 preserved and on display at the ARHS Newport Railway Museum and 752 (ex N477) at Port Dock Railway Museum, South Australia.
Significance to Victoria
The last class of steam locomotive built at the Newport Railway Workshops. The N was also the first Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive used by any government system in Australia.
Diversity of Industrial heritage
The steam era of the 1950's had an assortment of different broad gauge steam locomotives in nineteen classes running on the Victorian Railways; today only six classes are represented by operational locomotives. The N class will make a fine addition!
Flexibility
A versatile locomotive for today’s tourist railways, which can be run on all broad-gauge lines. Many N and K class parts are interchangeable.
N441's Features
NSG Boiler
A number of 1st series N class locomotives were re-boilered with NSG boilers. The complete list of locomotives and re-boilering dates is unknown, but it is known that N402, N407, N408, N410, N411, N412, N413, N417 and N418 were re-boilered.
The N Class Project will re-create a 1st series N class locomotive with an NSG boiler.
Frames
An Examination of drawings shows that the frames of the K and 1st and 2nd series N class are virtually the same back to the centre line of the trailing coupled wheels axle.
N441 is being constructed using the frames and other salvagable components of ex-VR locomotive K154.
N441 is not possible without your support. Let’s re-create the N Class together.
Please consider donating to this exciting project for Victoria's rail preservation future.
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