New South Wales Government Railway 0-4-0T No. 1024 'Newbold'
Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia 		Location: Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Status: Dieselized
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Posted: Mar 5, 2018 @ 16:03:26 by Robin R Beck
Started life as a 0-4-0WT contractor engine, first working on construction of Victoria Dock, Melbourne, Victoria which lasted to 1892. Victoria Dock is the oldest and largest surviving single dock in the World. Next found at Tarrawingee, NSW working at a Limestone Quarry. Then construction of Happy Valley reservoir near Adelaide, South Australia. In 1910 railway construction at various locations in NSW becoming PWD 23.

1917 taken over by NSWGR and numbered LO43 and in 1924 renumbered to 1024. Appears to have been used on more railway construction work, jobs like tunnel & embankment construction. In 1936 sold to Newbold Silica & Firebrick Co. Worked on the Pattimore Quarry to Bannister Point tramway. The quarry produced high quality Silica, for use making refractory bricks. The tramway went to the silica crushing plant and loading jetty at Bannister Point. Then rock shipped to companies brickworks.

When quarrying moved to a new location the loco was taken to Newbolds Thirroul works. In 1938 it was converted to a 0-4-0PM only the frame and wheels remaining from original loco. Being fitted with either a bus or truck with a 1918, 4 cylinder Leyland engine. Moved to Home Rule, a kaolin quarry near Gulgong. Not sure as how much work it did before motor vehicles took over most work.

In 1973 it was donated to Illawara Light Railway. Seems to have been disagreement about ownership. 1975 finally arrived at Albion Park. Local industries and societies help with the restoration. Was in working order by 1976 when Newbold nameplates were fitted.