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	Locomotive Balancing Tables V.R.Weighing Machine No 255(VR 1918) Near Old West Block, Newport Railway Workshops, Champion Road,, NEWPORT VIC 3015 - Property No B7066	The locomotive balancing tables at Newport are historically and scientifically significant at the state level as the only surviving mechanical locomotive balancing tables in Victoria. The Newport locomotive balancing tables are scientifically significant because when purchased by the Victorian Railways in 1912, the type No.508 Pooley locomotive balancing tables were state of the art technology which featured automatic dial indicators for quick and efficient weighing. The Newport ... more	B7066	State

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Locomotive Balancing Tables

V.R.Weighing Machine No 255(VR 1918)

Near Old West Block, Newport Railway Workshops, Champion Road,, NEWPORT VIC 3015 - Property No B7066

The locomotive balancing tables at Newport are historically and scientifically significant at the state level as the only surviving mechanical locomotive balancing tables in Victoria. The Newport locomotive balancing tables are scientifically significant because when purchased by the Victorian Railways in 1912, the type No.508 Pooley locomotive balancing tables were state of the art technology which featured automatic dial indicators for quick and efficient weighing. The Newport ... more

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