Henry Dubs & Co., Glasgow,Scotland, built this 25-ton 0-4-OCT crane locomotive (B/no.1237) in 1879 for New South Wales Railways. The 3 ton lifting capacity crane locomotive was the first of its kind to arrive in Australia. Initially it entered service at Eveleigh (Sydney) workshops as 'Shop Machine' No 158 in December, 1879. An identical in all but track gauge crane locomotive was imported by Victorian Railways in 1883. [picture]

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PIC P861/4673 LOC Box N7 Folder 2
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[193-?]
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1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
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New South Wales. Department of Railways. ([193-?]). Henry Dubs & Co., Glasgow,Scotland, built this 25-ton 0-4-OCT crane locomotive (B/no.1237) in 1879 for New South Wales Railways. The 3 ton lifting capacity crane locomotive was the first of its kind to arrive in Australia. Initially it entered service at Eveleigh (Sydney) workshops as 'Shop Machine' No 158 in December, 1879. An identical in all but track gauge crane locomotive was imported by Victorian Railways in 1883 Retrieved July 15, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155338740

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New South Wales. Department of Railways. Henry Dubs & Co., Glasgow,Scotland, built this 25-ton 0-4-OCT crane locomotive (B/no.1237) in 1879 for New South Wales Railways. The 3 ton lifting capacity crane locomotive was the first of its kind to arrive in Australia. Initially it entered service at Eveleigh (Sydney) workshops as 'Shop Machine' No 158 in December, 1879. An identical in all but track gauge crane locomotive was imported by Victorian Railways in 1883 : , [193-?]. Web. 15 July 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155338740>

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New South Wales. Department of Railways. [193-?], Henry Dubs & Co., Glasgow,Scotland, built this 25-ton 0-4-OCT crane locomotive (B/no.1237) in 1879 for New South Wales Railways. The 3 ton lifting capacity crane locomotive was the first of its kind to arrive in Australia. Initially it entered service at Eveleigh (Sydney) workshops as 'Shop Machine' No 158 in December, 1879. An identical in all but track gauge crane locomotive was imported by Victorian Railways in 1883 , viewed 15 July 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-155338740

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