NSW Public Works 0-4-0ST No. 64
Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia
Location: Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Status: Boiler only
Posted: Nov 7, 2020 @ 03:11:03 by Greg Oehm
Davenport 1595 was known as "Alice", the name possibly acquired during its time at work on the Cordeaux Dam construction. Its sister, 1596, was called "lulu". Source: http://www.wollondillymuseum.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Newsletter-February-2017.pdf
Posted: Mar 5, 2018 @ 15:03:42 by Robin R Beck
First worked at Cordeaux Dam Construction along with sister loco 1596, numbered PWD 64. This was the second of four dams built on the Nepean water catchment area to supply water to Sydney after bad droughts at the start of the 20th century. Again with sister engine in 1926 moved to Menangle Sand Co. working sand trains from Nepean River to the NSWGR line at Menangle . Sand was used in the construction of Sydney Harbour bridge.

Mid 1930s the boiler went to Douglas Park to power a wood saw. In 1979 this boiler went to Albion Park as a spare. Photos show an attempt was made to use this on a restoration of a Shay loco. It may have just been to make a display, rather than operating Shay.

2017 found the boiler on display behind the railway station at Albion Park. A smokebox from his boiler was on a wagon, maybe for future use?