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Loco - No.4 Hudswell Clarke ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ Loco Descriptio Former Built By Condition Location Phot Catlog. Victorian Collections No. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ n Class & o of No. 000004 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Number No.4 0-4-2ST Steam Hudswell Museum √ √ Date built - 25 May 1925 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hudswell Locomotive Clarke Original owner - ​ ​ ​ ​ Clarke - 0-4-2 Original gauge - ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Saddle Tank Withdrawn - ​ ​ ​ ​ Hudswell Clarke No.4 ​ ​

VR Service History or other Service History ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hudswell Clarke Locomotives - Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited was an engineering and locomotive ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ building company in Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Hudswell Clarke were to become widely known in Australia and Fiji as the builders of locomotives for 2 ft ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ gauge sugar cane tramways. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Two 0-4-2ST locomotives were imported for Pleystowe mill (Nos. 1559 of 1925 and 1622 of 1928). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ These had 8x12 in cylinders. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Works No. 1559 ​ ​ ​ ​ Year Built: 1925 ​ ​ ​ ​ Type: - ​ ​ Wheel arrangement : 0-4-2ST ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gauge: 2 ft ​ ​ ​ ​ Company purchased / built for: Pleystowe Mill ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Loco Name or No. 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Current Location: Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Australia

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Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Loco - No.4 Hudswell Clarke ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ Puffing Billy Service History or Notes ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Date acquired - 3 May 1966 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Acquired from - ​ ​ ​ ​ State when acquired - ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Work done - ​ ​ ​ ​ Restored to service - ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Current State - Stored - On display at Menzies Creek museum. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Victorian Collections No. 000004 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3 May 1966 - Loco No.4 Hudswell Clarke arrives at Pressure gauge isolating cock u/s, new one obtained and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MENZIES CREEK MUSEUM. fitted (Ron Gunn). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Ash pan sand blasted, repaired and painted. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Fusible plug socket in crown sheet - retaped thread due to a 27 Jan 1978 - Locos 6A and Hudswell Clarke No 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lot of wastage, also changed from 14tpi to 11tpi to make transported to North Wharf for Cavalcade of Transport ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ standard with Puffing Billy Railway. display. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ New injector over flow pipes manufactured. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dec 2001 - Boiler Inspection Report Injector steam pipes lagged. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Boiler Inspector has been to inspect our operational Coal bunker lid manufactured, Coal bunker door handle ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ boilers. The good news is that both the Hudswell Clarke manufactured. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Electrical conduit repaired. locomotives got a clean bill of health and are being ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Number and border repainted on sides of tank. reassembled ready for recommissioning. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Some repainting of cab. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cleaning out of water tank. Jan 2007 - No.4 Engine ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ New gaskets for water tank balance pipe. This engine is receiving a tone up and has various ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ R/h sander box o/h (Stan Gunn). cosmetic things done to it to improve the engines ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Steam pressure gauge o/h (Stan Gunn). appearance and operation. When the work is completed ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Main bearings machined and re-shimmed. we hope to steam this engine again. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Side rods crack tested (passed). Side rods polished. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Under frame and buffers repainted. Apr 2007 - No.4 Engine ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Regulator lever polished. This engine is receiving a tone up and has various ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Regulator lock fitted (second level museum key). cosmetic things done to it to improve the engine's ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Stones generator o/h, ex14a new exhaust pipe fitted appearance and operation. Final work is going on to allow ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (original is unserviceable at this stage). this engine to move again. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Head light o/h (front). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 2007 - The Two foot Sugar Cane Engine No.4 has Cylinder covers removed and cylinders cleaned and painted ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ received the following repairs: (silver). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gauge glass cock valve mountings repaired (Rowan New insulation fitted to cylinders cover repainted. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Millard) (Rowan did this work on a recent visit to AustraliaCylinder drain cock o/h. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ during his holidays) Smoke box fire cemented. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Refurbished gauge glass covers. New gauge glass drain Lubricator o/h. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ pipes fitted. Running boards repainted. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Back head repainted. Fire box doors overhauled Some touching up of body paint work. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Blow down valve & Turret valves overhauled. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Injector steam valves & Safety Valves o/h (still to be set by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ work shop staff). ​ ​ ​ ​

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Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Loco - No.4 Hudswell Clarke ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ Puffing Billy Service History or Notes ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ New fusible plug yet to be manufactured by work Mar 2008 - Asbestos ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ shops. Once this is done, a hydro test will follow and if The ETRB has sought funds from the State ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ all is well then steam test will follow. Ron Gunn will be Government and other sources to try to get the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ around to set safety valves on this day asbestos removed from our steam engines. In the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ meantime, while we are not able to open to the public Jun 2007 - Hudswell Clarke Steam Engine No 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ we have been working on those exhibits that do not The 11 th May saw Hudswell Clarke No.4's boiler ticket ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ have asbestos on them. The RMP is complete now and renewed. This now gives the branch an operational ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ so is steam engine No.4 and both are operational. steam locomotive. This loco turned 82 on 25th May. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The cost of removal of the asbestos from around the Thank you to all involved. A huge amount of work has ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ boilers is great and the request for funding takes into been done on this engine and the only long term fault ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ account the re-cladding of the engines after the discovered is that the saddle tank needs to be replaced ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ asbestos is removed. with a new tank. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ This will cost quite a few dollars and the Museum is ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ looking for donations to have a new tank built outside ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Feb 2010 - Hudswell Clarke No.4 Boiler examined and of the railway. If you would like to participate or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ has passed sponsor a new tank please speak to a Committee ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 2010 - Hudswell Clarke No.4 Boiler examined and Member. Remember if you or your company can ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ has passed sponsor the cost of manufacture of the new tank, such ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jun 2010 - Hudswell-Clarke No.4 In Traffic. a cash donation will be an allowable Income Tax ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Deduction. Dec 2016 - On display at Menzies Creek museum. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Jul 2007 - Hudswell Clarke Steam Engine No 4 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ This engine is running well and is the museum pilot ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ engine

Aug 2007 - Hudswell Clarke Engine No.4 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Since its overhaul and rebuilding, this engine has been ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ regularly steamed to keep it in top condition. Boiler ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ treatment has been placed into the water to lengthen ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the life of the boiler. The injector check valve has been ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lapped due to excessive dripping. This work was done ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ by Stan Gunn. Otherwise the engine steams well. Long ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ term we need to replace the saddle tank and this item ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ could well be a subject for a donation to the railway as ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ any donations are an Income Tax allowable deduction. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dec 2007 - Menzies Creek - Annual Christmas Barbecue ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Saturday 1st December 2007. No.4 in steam that day. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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