New South Wales Government Railways 2-8-2 No. 5917
Telarah, New South Wales, Australia 		Location: Telarah yard
Status: Operational
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Posted: Mar 31, 2024 @ 12:03:53 by Russell Newman
The ex New South Wales Government Railways D59 Class 2-8-2 No. 5917, has since relocated to Telarah yard in Telarah, New South Wales, Australia, which is the new base for the Picnic Train and their mainline operations in New South Wales.
Posted: Dec 20, 2022 @ 14:12:54 by Russell Newman
The ex New South Wales Government Railways D59 Class 2-8-2 No. 5917 is relocating to the Canberra Railway Museum in the Australian Capitol Territory for the first time for its summer maintenance there and will be on display during a special event on the 30th of December 2022 to the 1st of January 2023.
Posted: Mar 15, 2022 @ 11:03:27 by Russell Newman
No. 5917 will be taking part Along with R766 at the the Hunter Valley Steamfest on the 9th and 10th of April 2022.
Posted: Mar 14, 2022 @ 14:03:43 by Russell Newman
The ex New South Wales Government Railways D59 Class 2-8-2 No. 5917 location is the Hunter Valley Railway Trust at North Rothbury in New South Wales where the locomotive is based for mainline operations for the Picnic Train.
Posted: Oct 20, 2020 @ 12:10:37 by Russell Newman
No. 5917 location dose not show on the list of locomotives in New South Wales sorry.
Posted: Aug 6, 2020 @ 06:08:34 by James
5917 is now at rothbury hunter valley railway trust
Posted: Jun 29, 2016 @ 23:06:30 by Thomas Barnes
5917 is in operation condition since 2014. Current based at Thirlmere Trainworks for the time being.
Posted: Aug 9, 2014 @ 19:08:26 by Michael Hobson
5917 is currently operational with the Lachlan Valley Railway. 5917 was put back into service late March 2014, and is currently based out of the Large Erecting Shop at Eveleigh, NSW.
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 @ 05:03:30 by Brad Coulter
Following completion of its Restoration 5917 returned to Operational condition in November 2007. This unit is Privately owned and is to be transferred to Sydney during March 2008, for operations with 3801Ltd.
Posted: Feb 16, 2006 @ 05:02:43 by Paul Bird

It will be great to have this locomotive operational again. Cheers from Paul.

Posted: Sep 23, 2004 @ 02:09:50 by Ian Larcher

5917 is one of 20 D59 class locomotives purchased by the NSWGR 1953-1953. Originaly built as oil burners, most were converted to coal firing.

59 class locomotives were amoungst the last steam locomotive in service in NSW, the last being withdrawn from service in December 1972. 5917 was withdrawn August 1972 after having traveled 806,735km in 19 years of service. It was saved from scraping by a small group of enthuiasts and continued to earn its keep hauling tour trains until c1987 when its Boiler was condemned.

It is presently undergoing restoration for a return to full working order in the next 2-3 years