A circa 1954 J Class (J516) branch line steam locomotive (245 x 36 x 60 mm) operating between 1954 and 1972 carrying both passenger and goods traffic, built at the Vulcan foundry (Lancashire, England), black livery, 2-8-0 wheel configuration, with rolling stock comprising type Bw & type Ap passenger carriages, total size 715 x 36 x 60 mm. (4 items) (a total of 50 J Class locomotives were ordered from the Vulcan foundry, which was increased to 60 when VR opted to sell ten of its brand-new second generation N Class locomotives to South Australian Railways, the order being split 50/50 between coal burning and oil burning engines).
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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