Zaclanan Railways Class 5
The Zaclanan Railways Class 5 was a class of 2-4-0 tender locomotives built for use by Zaclanan Railways in 1886. The class were mostly used on local goods trains pottery and logging trains, the class however found a small neiche in passenger services running between Bayside and Sprutes Yard.
The class was designed in 1884 by Arthur Foster-Pitts for the recently formed Zaclanan Railway Company, they were manufactured at the Chagneux Railway Works starting in March 1886. By the end of the year, 6 locomotives had been and were in use until 1913 when № 24 was transfered to the engineers department for use on breakdown trains. The rest of the class were with drawn between 1915 and 1917 and were scrapped by 1920, № 24 was the last to be scrapped after being damaged in a head-on collision. None of the class have been preserved but the name plates of № 21 survive in the Zaclanan Railway & Transport Museum.
The class was designed in 1884 by Arthur Foster-Pitts for the recently formed Zaclanan Railway Company, they were manufactured at the Chagneux Railway Works starting in March 1886. By the end of the year, 6 locomotives had been and were in use until 1913 when № 24 was transfered to the engineers department for use on breakdown trains. The rest of the class were with drawn between 1915 and 1917 and were scrapped by 1920, № 24 was the last to be scrapped after being damaged in a head-on collision. None of the class have been preserved but the name plates of № 21 survive in the Zaclanan Railway & Transport Museum.
| Origin: | Name: | Number: | Withdrawal Date: | Details: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRW | "Port Vale" | 21 | 1917 | Nameplates Preserved ZR&TM |
| CRW | "Hardman" | 22 | 1918 | |
| CRW | "Banshee" | 23 | 1915 | |
| CRW | "Majestic" | 24 | 1915 | Involved in 1921 Hylemelle Collision, scrapped shortly after. |
| CWR | "Cygnet" | 25 | 1916 | |
| CRW | "Red Gauntlet" | 26 | 1915 |
Nickname
Arbogasts
Creation Date
1886
Decommission Date
1915 - 1918
Destruction Date
1916 - 1921
Owning Organization
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