Adelaide Timber Company 2-2-0WT No. 'Snorting Liz'
Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia 		Location: Timber & Heritage Park
Status: Display
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Posted: Jul 19, 2018 @ 13:07:19 by Robin R Beck
Built as a traction engine. Started life clearing land for the state government. In 1915 it was sold to Adelaide Timber Co. but they found it too heavy to haul logs over the wet terrain. Instead they used it as a stationary engine at the Wilga saw mill. A steel rail horse drawn tramway was built to bring timber logs to the mill. In 1921 it was rebuilt as a locomotive using secondhand railway wheels. It originally operated as a 2-2-0WT. In 1922, to improve traction, a chain drive was connected from the back large wheels to the front small wheels. Becoming a 0-4-0WT. As such it operated for another 15 years. At sometime received name of Snorting Liz. In preservation has nameplate Snorting Lizzie.

Years after withdrawal it was put on display at Wilga. Now it is displayed under a weather roof at Manjimup Timber & Heritage Park

Posted: Sep 2, 2017 @ 12:09:41 by ILFORD
Loco originally at Adelaide Timber Company, Wilga Mill. It started as a road traction engine, built by RSJ 18047 in circa 1905, later rebuilt for rail use in 1921. Named "SNORTING LIZ"