The Phoenix Foundry makers plate for the steam loco Y419 / Y112. The plate reads “Phœnix Foundry – N° 238 – Ballarat – Company Limited 1889″. Y419 was at the Newport Railway Workshops Open Day 2026.
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- ISO: 19
Tag: Y112
Newport 2026 – Y419
Long before the diesel Y Class Victorian Railways had a steam 0-6-0 Y Class. Here Y419 (Y112) is in light steam in front of B72. Y419 was built in 1889 in Ballarat’s Phoenix Foundry, and retired in 1951. Y419 is owned by the Ballarat Historical Society, and leased to Steamrail.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 19