Australian Iron & Steel 0-4-0ST No. 'BURRA'
Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia 		Location: Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Status: Operational
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Posted: Mar 5, 2018 @ 16:03:42 by Robin R Beck
New to Corrimal Coal Co. Was named BURRA and worked at their Broker Nose colliery. When the colliery opened, a 2 foot self acting wagon incline ran from Broker Nose mine entrance connecting to the NSWGR railway. A fault was encountered in the coal seam requiring a new mine entrance in 1906. Coal now had to be hauled from the new entrance to the incline. In 1923 two new air shafts needed sinking which required extension of the 2 foot surface railway to supply equipment to dig, line the shafts and blowers for ventilation. Just when Burra arrived.

The loco was used on coal trains to the incline and possible moving equipment for the new shafts. By 1943 the loco boiler was in poor condition. A new boiler was made by Clyde Engineering and fitted in 1946. In 1955 a new 3 foot 6 inch gauge, self acting incline was built operating near the new mine entrance. Burra was no longer needed to run coal trains. The next 9 years were spent shunting at the mine entrance. In 1967 moved to Port Kembla and cosmetically restored. 1968 put on display at Steelworks visitor centre at Coniston. 1978 donated to Illawara Light Railway arriving at Albion Park and dismantled for restoration. 1995 started running trains.

Posted: Feb 13, 2018 @ 18:02:51 by Robert Alexander
Specs: Weight: 7.46 Imp.tons, Wh.Dia.: 24", Cyls.: 8"x12", T.E. @ 80% =4,096 lbs., Boiler Press.: 160 p.s.i., Fuel: 10 cu.ft. or 0.23 Imp.tons, Water: 140 Imp.gallons, Grate: 2.95 sq.ft., Total H.S.: 136.4 sq,ft. Ordered by Corrimal & Balgownie Collieries Ltd.,N.S.W. 1st May,1923