Ng 118 & 123
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Ng 118 & 123
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This Page is under Construction Ng 15 Steam Locomotives 118 & 123
On 21st of April 1985 the Safocean Nederburg sailed into the port of Fremantle, Western Australia from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Witnessed by a small gathering of WALRPA members who had taken the day off work, Two ex SAR NG15 2-8-2 steam locomotives - numbers 118 & 123 were unloaded from the cargo hold onto trucks bound for Whiteman Park.
On the 16th of July 1986 after much work, Ng 15 #123 passed its boiler test, entering service on the BBR on the 21st of September 1986 when the Bushland Loop, Trade Village & Electric Trams were officially opened & launched. Ng 123 worked most Sundays and Public Holidays during the winter periods until the end of steam season 1995 when it was withdrawn from service for overhaul. Ng 118 entered service on Enthusiast Day 15th October 1994. This day and the 1995 Enthusiast Day saw Ng's 118 & 123 double heading on the BBR in what was a moving sight for those who had witnessed the delivery of these scrapped locomotives back in 1985
118 continued in use until 2003 when it also was withdrawn from service for overhaul. Currently 118 is still out of use. Ng 123 returned to service on Mothers Day 10th May 2007 when it hauled its first passenger carrying train consisting of four coaches from Whiteman Village Junction to Mussel Pool station after 12 years out of service . It performed well throughout the day and was popular with visitors to Whiteman Park. On the 20th of May Ng 123 participated in its very first Friends of Thomas the Tank Engine event day. It had only ever been on display at this popular event, as it was retired from service in 1995 - 1 year prior to BBR's first FOTTE day More information will be added time permitting.
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Bennett Brook Railway Webmaster N. Blinco
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