Although this may have been the result of a contemporary anti-American bias, these locomotives were said to be too heavy and too wide at the cylinders, and were the subject of a Royal Commission.[5]
Withdrawal
2305 was the first withdrawn in May 1933. By 1941, only six were left, with the last, 2304, being withdrawn in September 1946.[1] None has survived onto preservation.
^ abcdefghijkOberg, Leon (1975). Locomotives of Australia. p. 73. ISBN 0-589-07173-4.
^Preston, Ron G (1984). Tender into Tank. Sydney: New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. pp. 11–57. ISBN 0-909862-18-4.
^Grunbach, Alex (1989). A Compendium of New South Wales Steam Locomotives. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. pp. 41–45. ISBN 0-909650-27-6.
^New South Wales Railways 1855-1955. Published by Department of Railways