The D50, D53 and D55 classes of 2-8-0 steam locomotive are variations of a standard for goods-train haulage on NSWGR in the first half of the 20th century.
190 D53 locomotives entered service between 1912 and 1917, and most of these were built fitted with superheaters, unlike the earlier D50.
The model represents a typical engine as it appeared in service over the 1930s to 1960s.
One of 5 numbers is randomly allocated to an instance of the engine asset as it is placed on a route. The tender number will automatically be made equal to the engine number once it is coupled to the engine.
This asset mates with <kuid:368725:15036> 'NSWGR D53-class Wampu tender, weathered'.