Jack back in steam

摘要

Lake Macquarie Light Rail (LMLR) has completed an extensive 5-year restoration of the heritage Krauss steam locomotive 0-4-OT Jack (6063 of 1908). Jack was one of four WA ton Krauss locomotives imported from Germany by the NSW Public Works Department for the construction of the Burrinjuck Dam in southern NSW. During the 20-year construction period these diminutive locomotives hauled countless thousands of tons of construction materials over the 27-mile Goondah - Burrinjuck line. In 1928 Jack was acquired by the Farleigh Co-operative Sugar Mill in North Queensland and roamed the cane fields until the mill dieselised in the early 1960s. It was rescued by the NSW Rail Transport Museum and for over 30 years greeted visitors at the entrance of the Museum at Thirlemere.