Today S class 4-6-2 3 cylinders
300 Matthew Flinders
301 Sir Thomas Mitchell
302 Edward Henty
303 C J Latrobe
Built Newport 1928-33
All scrapped ~ 1954.
Built for trains on NE line.
Streamlined 1936-38 for Spirit of Progress
S300 c. 1928
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The S class considered by many as VR's finest.
Real tragedy they were all scrapped.
Magnificent! Yes, that would be the Sydney Ltd.
We could do many things once hey? Maybe this COVID-19 will teach us we need do many things once more ...
I can only hope .....
'Don't go to Glenrowan Ned, they will get you if you do .. '
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Poor S, consigned to fast goods & then scrapped.
Some more on S 4-6-2 at victorianrailways.net railbotforum.org/yourls/7
Farewell the mighty S Class !