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Last class.
400 class 4-8-2+2-8-4 Beyer Garratts
10 built 1952/53
Société Franco-Belge, Raismes, France under licence from Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Gorton, UK
Road numbers 400–409
407 Peterborough c. 1953
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Last class.
400 class 4-8-2+2-8-4 Beyer Garratts
10 built 1952/53
Société Franco-Belge, Raismes, France under licence from Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Gorton, UK
Road numbers 400–409
407 Peterborough c. 1953
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Hauled ore on the narrow gauge line from the SA/NSW border to smelters at Port Pirie until 1963 when replaced by diesels.
402 Peterborough 1962
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402 Peterborough 1962
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Z class 4-4-0 3' 6" gauge
8 built 1894 James Martin & Co
2 built 1911 Islington Railway Workshops
Road numbers Z187-Z196
SAR Z Class No. 189, 4-4-0, Built: James Martin & Co, Gawler, SA, [1895]
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Z class 4-4-0 3' 6" gauge
8 built 1894 James Martin & Co
2 built 1911 Islington Railway Workshops
Road numbers Z187-Z196
SAR Z Class No. 189, 4-4-0, Built: James Martin & Co, Gawler, SA, [1895]
UON
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Y/Yx class 2-6-0 3' 6" gauge
129 built 1885-98
Beyer, Peacock & Co (50)
Islington Workshops (2)
James Martin & Co (77)
1904 >1924 48 fitted with Belpaire boilers & reclassified Yx class
Yx169 as rebuilt May 1906
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Y/Yx class 2-6-0 3' 6" gauge
129 built 1885-98
Beyer, Peacock & Co (50)
Islington Workshops (2)
James Martin & Co (77)
1904 >1924 48 fitted with Belpaire boilers & reclassified Yx class
Yx169 as rebuilt May 1906
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Road numbers
Y/Yx 22, 38, 43, 49, 57 to 106, 108 to 142, 147 to 179, 195
Viceregal train at Port Augusta for the turning of the first sod on the Trans Australian Railway 14 September 1912
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Y103 & Y106
Y/Yx 22, 38, 43, 49, 57 to 106, 108 to 142, 147 to 179, 195
Viceregal train at Port Augusta for the turning of the first sod on the Trans Australian Railway 14 September 1912
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Y103 & Y106
James Martin's locomotive yard with employees at Gawler c. 1890
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Y class number not known.
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Y class number not known.
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X class 2-6-0 3' 6" gauge
8 built 1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works
Road numbers 44-51
X45 (Lionel Kingsborough)
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c. 1880s
X class 2-6-0 3' 6" gauge
8 built 1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works
Road numbers 44-51
X45 (Lionel Kingsborough)
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c. 1880s
49 was sold to WA timber mill Millar Bros. Scrapped 1943.
Remainder all condemned by 1907 and scrapped
Early locomotive on the North lines "x" class engine - 3' 6" gauge
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X47 was condemned in 1904.
Remainder all condemned by 1907 and scrapped
Early locomotive on the North lines "x" class engine - 3' 6" gauge
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X47 was condemned in 1904.
Millars loco "Grafter", with crew posing on loco, side and front view
Rail Heritage WA Archive Photo Gallery
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This loco was X49 before being sold in 1896 to WA timber mill Millar Bros hauling trains around Denmark and Palgarup. Grafter was scrapped 1943.
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This loco was X49 before being sold in 1896 to WA timber mill Millar Bros hauling trains around Denmark and Palgarup. Grafter was scrapped 1943.
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W/Wx class 2-6-0 3' 6"
35 built 1877-1882 Beyer, Peacock & Co
16 rebuilt as Wx 1903-14 upgraded boilers
5 W transferred to Com Rail NF class 1911
Road numbers 13 to 43, 53 to 56
Class "WX" No. 18, Mt. Gambier 1936
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W/Wx class 2-6-0 3' 6"
35 built 1877-1882 Beyer, Peacock & Co
16 rebuilt as Wx 1903-14 upgraded boilers
5 W transferred to Com Rail NF class 1911
Road numbers 13 to 43, 53 to 56
Class "WX" No. 18, Mt. Gambier 1936
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Early W class units were used during construction of the Central Australia Railway between Port Augusta and Quorn in 1878 then to SAR.
Pichi Richi Pass Bridge 1880
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"W" locomotive with a Cleminson passenger coach
Pichi Richi Pass Bridge 1880
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"W" locomotive with a Cleminson passenger coach
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V class 0-4-4T 3' 6"
4 built 1876 4 built in 1893
Beyer, Peacock & Co (4)
James Martin & Co (4)
V9-V12 V143-V146
Wallaroo Railway Station with a V class loco pulling a passenger train on a 3'6" railway 1920
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V10
V class 0-4-4T 3' 6"
4 built 1876 4 built in 1893
Beyer, Peacock & Co (4)
James Martin & Co (4)
V9-V12 V143-V146
Wallaroo Railway Station with a V class loco pulling a passenger train on a 3'6" railway 1920
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V10
Vs operated at various locations including Peterborough, Port Lincoln, Terowie and Wallaroo. Some loaned for the construction of the Yallourn (Vic) Power Station.
V Class steam locomotive at Port Lincoln, South Australia, SAR
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c. early 1900s?
V Class steam locomotive at Port Lincoln, South Australia, SAR
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c. early 1900s?
Small craft near Port Wakefield wharf
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V146
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V146
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U class 2-6-0 3' 6"
8 built 1876 Beyer Peacock and Co.
First to work on the SAR narrow gauge system
Road numbers 1-8
Peterborough (then Petersburg) 1891 U2
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U class 2-6-0 3' 6"
8 built 1876 Beyer Peacock and Co.
First to work on the SAR narrow gauge system
Road numbers 1-8
Peterborough (then Petersburg) 1891 U2
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Railway Bridge over the Crystal Brook creek with steam train crossing 1876
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A new U class!
Upon arrival 4 allocated to Port Wakefield to Hoyleton line, 4 allocated to the Port Pirie to Crystal Brook line.
Withdrawn 1904-1929 all scrapped
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A new U class!
Upon arrival 4 allocated to Port Wakefield to Hoyleton line, 4 allocated to the Port Pirie to Crystal Brook line.
Withdrawn 1904-1929 all scrapped
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#SARsteamlocomotives
Narrow gauge 3' 6"
SAR had over 1000 miles of narrow gauge railways in 1929. To service this network there was a range of narrow gauge steam locos
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 24 - 1931
Railway map 1930
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Narrow gauge 3' 6"
SAR had over 1000 miles of narrow gauge railways in 1929. To service this network there was a range of narrow gauge steam locos
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 24 - 1931
Railway map 1930
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T class 3' 6" 4-8-0
78 built 1903-1917
Islington Railway Workshops (4)
James Martin & Co (34)
Walkers Limited (40)
Road numbers
T23-T24, T44T48, T50-T51, T180-T186, T197-T258
T205 between Terowie and Quorn 1929
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78 built 1903-1917
Islington Railway Workshops (4)
James Martin & Co (34)
Walkers Limited (40)
Road numbers
T23-T24, T44T48, T50-T51, T180-T186, T197-T258
T205 between Terowie and Quorn 1929
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SAR, T Class No 249, 4-8-0 type, Naracoorte Locomotive Depot, [1950s]
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Last class of the broad gauge SAR steam locos
750 class 2-8-2 ex VR N class
Built 1950/51 North British Loco Co
Purchased by SAR in 1951 (virtually new)
SAR road numbers 750-759
Eden Hills up train 1951
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#753
Last class of the broad gauge SAR steam locos
750 class 2-8-2 ex VR N class
Built 1950/51 North British Loco Co
Purchased by SAR in 1951 (virtually new)
SAR road numbers 750-759
Eden Hills up train 1951
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#753
Jubilee train at Clarence Park, 29 August 1951
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VR N430 lead loco - this N was not one of the locos sold to SAR.
VR N461, 465, 471, 474, 477, 485, 490, 491, 494, 495 sold to SAR
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VR N430 lead loco - this N was not one of the locos sold to SAR.
VR N461, 465, 471, 474, 477, 485, 490, 491, 494, 495 sold to SAR
History of Jubilee train > pir.sa.gov.au/aghistory/depa…
About to arrive at Tailem Bend station 1951
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#755
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#755
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740 class 2-8-2 Clyde 1952-3
Originally 50 std gauge ordered by Fed Govt for China. This fell through, 20 built. 10 went to Commonwealth Railways as L class, 10 to SAR converted to 5' 3"
North Adelaide c. 1952
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#740
740 class 2-8-2 Clyde 1952-3
Originally 50 std gauge ordered by Fed Govt for China. This fell through, 20 built. 10 went to Commonwealth Railways as L class, 10 to SAR converted to 5' 3"
North Adelaide c. 1952
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#740
Train at Adelaide Railway Station 1952
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#741
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#741
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720 class 2-8-4
17 built 1930-1943 Islington Railway Workshops
Improved version of 710 class with a booster truck hence unusual 2-8-4 arrangement
#720-36
Goods train at unidentified location c. 1953
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#733
720 class 2-8-4
17 built 1930-1943 Islington Railway Workshops
Improved version of 710 class with a booster truck hence unusual 2-8-4 arrangement
#720-36
Goods train at unidentified location c. 1953
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#733
720 class tractive effort:43,400 lbs
with booster cut in52,000 lbs
Confined to heavy lines as tendency to spread rails on the lighter lines.
Goods train at Eden Hills, 28 July 1951
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#731
with booster cut in52,000 lbs
Confined to heavy lines as tendency to spread rails on the lighter lines.
Goods train at Eden Hills, 28 July 1951
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#731
Terowie fast freight train at Mile End, March 1953
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#731
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#731
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710 class 2-8-2 modified 700 class
10 built 1928-29 Islington Railway Workshops
#710-719
During WW2 some converted to burn oil. Converted back to coal after the war
Engine No.711 and tender at Mile End 1952
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710 class 2-8-2 modified 700 class
10 built 1928-29 Islington Railway Workshops
#710-719
During WW2 some converted to burn oil. Converted back to coal after the war
Engine No.711 and tender at Mile End 1952
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Goods train (engine No.715) at Eden Hills c. 1953
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7.05 am Barmera & Pinnaroo (diesel hauled) train meets the morning train from Tailem Bend at Balhannah, 1 February 1954.
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#711
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#711
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620 class 4-6-2
10 built 1936-1938 Islington Railway Workshops
Fast, light passenger loco.
#620 'Sir Winston Dugan' class leader and streamlined.
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Named after Sir Winston Dugan the SA Governor appointed in 1934.
620 class 4-6-2
10 built 1936-1938 Islington Railway Workshops
Fast, light passenger loco.
#620 'Sir Winston Dugan' class leader and streamlined.
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Named after Sir Winston Dugan the SA Governor appointed in 1934.
#620 c. 1938
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Australia's first streamlined locomotive, the smokebox being covered with a chrome steel grille and painted Hawthorn green with yellow stripes.
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Australia's first streamlined locomotive, the smokebox being covered with a chrome steel grille and painted Hawthorn green with yellow stripes.
Class 620, No. 620, Wayville Showgrounds. "Sir Winston Dugan". 1936
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600 class 4-6-2
10 built 1925 Armstrong Whitworth
#600-609 609 was named Duke of Gloucester after hauling the Duke's Royal Train in 1934
605 as new 1926
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600 class 4-6-2
10 built 1925 Armstrong Whitworth
#600-609 609 was named Duke of Gloucester after hauling the Duke's Royal Train in 1934
605 as new 1926
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#600 fitted with smoke deflectors c. 1926
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South Australian Railways 600 class Pacific type locomotive hauling the 'Melbourne Express' over the Mount Lofty Range for the first time on 25 August 1926
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520 class 4-8-4
12 built 1943-1947 Islington Railway Workshops
#520-531 streamlined powerful fast locos
Gawler Race Special at Islington, 3 November 1951
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526
520 class 4-8-4
12 built 1943-1947 Islington Railway Workshops
#520-531 streamlined powerful fast locos
Gawler Race Special at Islington, 3 November 1951
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526
South Coast Limited at Belair, 25 December 1951
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531
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531
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500 class 4-8-2
10 built 1926 Armstrong Whitworth #500-509
All rebuilt as 4-8-4 from 1929 with fitting of booster truck 500B class.
Transformation of SAR. Bigger locos, heavier rail.
502 fresh of the boat!
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500 class 4-8-2
10 built 1926 Armstrong Whitworth #500-509
All rebuilt as 4-8-4 from 1929 with fitting of booster truck 500B class.
Transformation of SAR. Bigger locos, heavier rail.
502 fresh of the boat!
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500 class locomotive with Royal Train, Adelaide 1927
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500 class 'Mountain' locomotive No. 507 named 'Margaret Murray' was employed from Tailem Bend to Adelaide.
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500 class 'Mountain' locomotive No. 507 named 'Margaret Murray' was employed from Tailem Bend to Adelaide.
Class 500 No. 503, Mile End. 1937
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Now a 4-8-4
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Now a 4-8-4
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Tx 4-8-0 converted 3' 6" T class locos.
Given Tx class 5 T class converted 1922/23.
Converted back to 3' 6" gauge 1949.
For lightly laid Murraylands branch lines out of Tailem Bend depot.
Tx278 at Tailem Bend 1938
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Tx 4-8-0 converted 3' 6" T class locos.
Given Tx class 5 T class converted 1922/23.
Converted back to 3' 6" gauge 1949.
For lightly laid Murraylands branch lines out of Tailem Bend depot.
Tx278 at Tailem Bend 1938
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Tx Conversions:
T183 > Tx276 > T183
T199 > Tx277 > T199
T220 > Tx280 > T220
T243 > Tx279 > T243
T252 > Tx278 > T252
Tx279 Tailem Bend 1949 before conversion back to 5' 3"
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T183 > Tx276 > T183
T199 > Tx277 > T199
T220 > Tx280 > T220
T243 > Tx279 > T243
T252 > Tx278 > T252
Tx279 Tailem Bend 1949 before conversion back to 5' 3"
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c.1949 Islington - loco T199 on wellwagon after conversion from Tx (Lionel Kingsborough)
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S class 4-4-0
James Martin & Co 1894 (12), 1903–1904 (6)
11, 13, 14, 17, 26, 50, 127-137, 154
Express loco for the route between Murray Bridge and the border with Victoria.
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Commissioned in 1903 and condemned in 1956.
S class 4-4-0
James Martin & Co 1894 (12), 1903–1904 (6)
11, 13, 14, 17, 26, 50, 127-137, 154
Express loco for the route between Murray Bridge and the border with Victoria.
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Commissioned in 1903 and condemned in 1956.
S Class locomotive pulling a passenger train c.1911
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The S class had 6'6" driving wheels, the largest of any Australian locomotive.
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The S class had 6'6" driving wheels, the largest of any Australian locomotive.
Narrow and broad gauge trains at Hamley Bridge: on the left an "S" class loco (broad) and on the right a "Y" class loco c.1910
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R/Rx class 4-6-0 some built as R converted to Rx.
Some built as Rx.
Dübs & Co (6)
James Martin & Co (24)
Islington Railway Workshops (14)
North British Locomotive Company (15)
Walkers Limited (25)
Rx146 c. 1910
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R/Rx class 4-6-0 some built as R converted to Rx.
Some built as Rx.
Dübs & Co (6)
James Martin & Co (24)
Islington Railway Workshops (14)
North British Locomotive Company (15)
Walkers Limited (25)
Rx146 c. 1910
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R/Rx road numbers:
5 9 10 15 20* 25* 48 55 56 91*-96* 102*-107* 138*-153*
30 built as R class
*converted to Rx
155 158 160 190-203 206-235 built as Rx
Total 84
Rx 150 and 20 Melbourne Express near Keswick c. 1920
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5 9 10 15 20* 25* 48 55 56 91*-96* 102*-107* 138*-153*
30 built as R class
*converted to Rx
155 158 160 190-203 206-235 built as Rx
Total 84
Rx 150 and 20 Melbourne Express near Keswick c. 1920
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Rx146 photographed from the Mile End Junction cabin. The Holdfast Bay line is on the left c. 1920
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Q class 4-4-0 22 built 1885-92
Dübs and Company (15) #76-90
James Martin & Co (7) #108-114
Designed to replace the N and O Baldwins.
Number 81 'Q' class Locomotive c. 1885
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Q class 4-4-0 22 built 1885-92
Dübs and Company (15) #76-90
James Martin & Co (7) #108-114
Designed to replace the N and O Baldwins.
Number 81 'Q' class Locomotive c. 1885
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Dry Creek - Locomotive Engine No. 114 Class Q
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Train accident in the Adelaide railway yard
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28 January 1923 - incoming Clapham locomotive F173 collided with the outgoing Kapunda locomotive Q79 resulting in a fireman on the F Class being killed.
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28 January 1923 - incoming Clapham locomotive F173 collided with the outgoing Kapunda locomotive Q79 resulting in a fireman on the F Class being killed.
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P class 2-4-0T
20 built 1884-1893
Beyer, Peacock & Co (6)
James Martin & Co (14)
P21, P22, P70-P75, P115-P126
P class locomotive No.122
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Built by James Martin of Gawler entered service 1893 was condemned in 1957.
P class 2-4-0T
20 built 1884-1893
Beyer, Peacock & Co (6)
James Martin & Co (14)
P21, P22, P70-P75, P115-P126
P class locomotive No.122
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Built by James Martin of Gawler entered service 1893 was condemned in 1957.
S.A.R. class P locomotive at Adelaide railway station decorated with shield and flags for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York.
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P73?
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P73?
P class locomotive No. 125 approaching Mile End pulling the down Clapham passenger train c. 1920
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Ps hauled most suburban trains in Adelaide until replaced by the F class in the early 1900s.
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Ps hauled most suburban trains in Adelaide until replaced by the F class in the early 1900s.
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O class used twice
1st
O class 2-8-0 2 built Baldwin 1880 #54 & 55
South Australian Railways' O class steam locomotive
State Library NSW between 1881 and 1904
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O class used twice
1st
O class 2-8-0 2 built Baldwin 1880 #54 & 55
South Australian Railways' O class steam locomotive
State Library NSW between 1881 and 1904
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O class goods locomotive, near Nairne. Built in America by the Baldwin Locomotive Company.
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Both withdrawn 1904 and scrapped, after a less than successful careers in the Adelaide hills, last days on northern line.
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Both withdrawn 1904 and scrapped, after a less than successful careers in the Adelaide hills, last days on northern line.
2nd O class
O-class 4-4-0 well tank built 1868 Robert Stephenson & Co.
Originally built for broad gauge in Tasmania. Went to Victoria and then SA for private contractors. SAR obtained it in 1912 O class #204
loco O204 (Lionel Kingsborough)
O-class 4-4-0 well tank built 1868 Robert Stephenson & Co.
Originally built for broad gauge in Tasmania. Went to Victoria and then SA for private contractors. SAR obtained it in 1912 O class #204
loco O204 (Lionel Kingsborough)
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N class 4-6-0
2 built Baldwin 1881
Rebuilt Islington Railway Workshops 1904
52 & 53
Locomotive N Class
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Typical Baldwins as delivered. First SAR locos with bogie tenders. N53 c. 1882
N class 4-6-0
2 built Baldwin 1881
Rebuilt Islington Railway Workshops 1904
52 & 53
Locomotive N Class
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+6840
Typical Baldwins as delivered. First SAR locos with bogie tenders. N53 c. 1882
A South Australian Railways 53 locomotive
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N53 after the rebuild. Quite the transformation.
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N53 after the rebuild. Quite the transformation.
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M class - used twice
1st
M 0-4-2T 5 built Avonside Engine Company 1868-1874
#43-47
Acquired by SAR 1878, originally for NZ.
#44 46 had well tanks #43 45 47 had side tanks
M43 Royal Train for Duke and Duchess of Cornwall 1901
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M class - used twice
1st
M 0-4-2T 5 built Avonside Engine Company 1868-1874
#43-47
Acquired by SAR 1878, originally for NZ.
#44 46 had well tanks #43 45 47 had side tanks
M43 Royal Train for Duke and Duchess of Cornwall 1901
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Town Hall and Signal Station Semaphore
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Ms withdrawn 1913-1917 and scrapped 1922.
Ms hauled trains to Semaphore prior to withdrawal.
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Ms withdrawn 1913-1917 and scrapped 1922.
Ms hauled trains to Semaphore prior to withdrawal.
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