South Australian Railways S class
57 ft 5⁄8 in (17,389 mm)
(14.3 short tons; 13.0 tonnes)
(8.7 short tons; 7.9 tonnes),
4 long tons 18 hundredweight 3 quarters
(5.53 short tons; 5.02 tonnes)
(6 wheel tender)
(18,700 litres; 4,950 US gallons),
2,040 imperial gallons
(9,300 litres; 2,450 US gallons)
(6 wheel tender)
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 12,711 lbf (56.54 kN) |
Factor of adh. | 4.49 |
Career | |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
Class | S |
Number in class | 18 |
Numbers | 11, 13, 14, 17, 26, 50, 127-137, 154 |
First run | 26.2.1894 |
Withdrawn | 1942-1960 |
Scrapped | 1956-1961 |
Disposition | all scrapped |
The South Australian Railways S class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
History
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The S Class locomotives were designed as an express locomotive for the route between Murray Bridge and the border with Victoria. The first 12 were delivered by James Martin & Co in 1894, followed by a further six in 1903/04. They type was notably used to haul the Melbourne Express. The S class had 6'6" driving wheels, the largest of any Australian locomotive, to give it high speeds on low grades.[1][2][3]
The engines were pushed out of main line service in the 1920s by 600 class locomotives and Brill railcars. They continued to serve on secondary services into the 1950s. Some locomotives even served in shunting duties despite being unsuitable due to their large wheel diameter. The last examples were retired in 1961.[1][3]
S136 was set aside for preservation at Islington Railway Workshops while moves were made to preserve it. These fell through and it was scrapped.[3]
References
- ^ a b Llanso, Steve. "South Australian Railways 4-4-0 Locomotives". SteamLocomotive.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Drymalik, Chris. "S class". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 72/73. ISBN 0 7301 0005 7.
External links
Media related to South Australian Railways S class at Wikimedia Commons
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