Preservation
Only one of the original batch of 125 Stephenson A2 locomotives survives; 1913-built A2 884 is today preserved at the ARHS North Williamstown Railway Museum, along with (Walschaerts) A2 995. The museum notes that A2 884 ran a total 1,002,624 miles (1,613,567 km) and A2 995 a total 1,270,404 miles (2,044,517 km) during their service lives.
A2 996 is preserved in Victorian regional city of Echuca and A2 964 is preserved in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir.
A2 986 is currently being restored to full working order by Steamrail Victoria.
Read more about this topic: Victorian Railways A2 Class
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