115035: Emerald Car Shops NRT 1 shunting

Date Taken: 10 August 1984

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Country: Australia. State/Region: Victoria.

Puffing Billy Railway's diesel locomotive NRT 1 was the Railway's first diesel. It was Built by Ruston on 914 mm gauge for service on the SEC's Kiewa Scheme. Later it passed to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board Works where it was converted to 762 mm gauge for service on The Board's tunnelling projects. Upon going to PBR it was extensively rebuilt making the only locomotive of its type.