worked on the La Plata tramway in the 1920s. Eight locomotives were built by local Australian builders for the New South Wales Government Railways, Australia – to the LB&SCR's general arrangement and drawings – and entered traffic as the N67 class at about the same time as the A1 class in England. They were essentially identical engines, except for a simpler cab, larger bunker, larger sandboxes and other various detail differences. They became redundant from about 1890 after the introduction of larger and more powerful tank locomotives and many were fitted with small cranes in place of the bunker. In this form they were put to work as shunters and as "coal grabs" - small mobile coal loaders for refuelling larger locomotives at depots. Some saw service with other groups into the 1930s. They were less successful than their English cousins due to rather different operating conditions and all were scrapped before the start of the preservation era. Models Hornby Railways manufacture models of the A1 & A1x in OO gauge while Dapol produce them in N scale, OO gauge (in conjunction with Rails of Sheffield) and O gauge. Gallery References External links SEMG page about the A1 Class The Terrier Trust 0-6-0T locomotives A1 Railway locomotives introduced in 1872 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain Passenger locomotives Rail transport on the Isle of Wight