Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1986-09-01

The last days of "working steam" in the 1980's.

On 01/09/1986, ex-South Maitland Railway (SMR), 2-8-2, class 10, tank locomotive No. 22 was used by Coal and Allied Industries Ltd., to haul empty coal-trucks from their depot at Hexham, New South Wales (NSW) Australia across the Hexham Swamp to Stockrington No. 2 Colliery and return loaded with coal.

The 10 ton, 4 wheeled, wooden, coal hopper-trucks have individual manual brakes (ie. there is no air brake link to the locomotive - in motion braking is performed by the locomotive only).

NOTE: When the coal train reached the outskirts of the depot the consist of coal trucks was released from the locomotive while still in motion to enable the trucks to continue rolling and the locomotive to "run-around" on a loop line and push the trucks into the depot from the rear.

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Travel & Events

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• South Maitland Railways
• Coal and Allied
• Hexham
• New South Wales
• Tank Steam Locomotive
• Steam Trains
• Coal Trains
• Adnoorak.