Summary
'301'. Ex Victorian railways S Class locomotive, S 301,"Sir Thomas Mitchell" brass, with blue painted background and polished brass numbers. This locomotive was used to haul express passenger trains on the broad gauge section of the Melbourne-Sydney line between Melbourne and Albury/Wodonga. S 300 was originally built at Newport railway workshops in 1929, however this plate was fitted in 1936-7 when the locomotive was streamlined and given a new livery for the famous "Spirit of Progress" express. S 300 was broken up for scrap in October 1953. The blue background is believed to be original paintwork and thus represents one of three of the authentic surviving records of the "Spirit of Progress" livery.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Eric Quinlan, by Feb 1995
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Manufacturer
Newport Workshops, Victorian Railways (VR), Newport, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1937
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Classification
Rail transport, Railways - steam power, Identification plates
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
75 cm (Length), 23 cm (Width), 2 cm (Height), 15 kg (Weight)
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Dimensions
740 mm (Length), 230 mm (Width), 15 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Maximum dimensions
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