5917

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1D1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	18.4 m (60 ft 4+3⁄8 in)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	Two

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works

NSWGR D5917
NSWGR D5917
	5917 passing Bomen railway station in June 2019
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1D1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	18.4 m (60 ft 4+3⁄8 in)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	Two
Operators
Career
Operators	New South Wales Government Railways
Class	D59
Numbers	5917
Locale	New South Wales
First run	12 March 1953
Last run	August 1972
Disposition	Operational

Locomotive 5917 is a two-cylinder, simple, non-condensing, superheated, coal-fired, 2-8-2 ‘Mikado' steam locomotive and one of five D59 class locomotives that were preserved. Since 2019 it has operated main line steam train tours with The Picnic Train across New South Wales, including the Kiama Picnic Train between Sydney and Kiama.