Portraits of William Sixsmith and William Webster, driver and fireman of the first train to run in NSW between Redfern terminus and Parramatta Junction, with text explanation, 1855-1884

PXE 1222

fonds

1855-1884

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records

908482

Textual material - 39.5 x 29.5 cm - printed on paper, mounted on board
2 painted photographs - 34 x 27 cm - albumen print, colour oil paint mounted on board

New South Wales Government Railways ran their first Locomotive engine on 15th May, 1855, built by Robert Stephenson & Son in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. The agency built all of their track to the standard gauge and ran its first official passenger train on 26 September 1855 between Sydney Terminal (now Redfern) to Parramatta (now Granville) railway stations. Mr William Sixsmith was the first driver of the train, and William webster the first fireman.

Two photographic portraits, hand-coloured with oil paint (photographer or artist unknown)
1. William Sixsmith, Driver of the first locomotive running in NSW'
2. William Webster, Fireman of the first locomotive running in NSW'

Text explanation by the NSW Government Railways, including historical background and specifications of the locomotive, dated 20 June, 1884.
3. 'Locomotive No. 1'

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.3848 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13