#SARsteamlocomotives
F class (1st and 2nd)
1st. 4-4-0T 5' 3"
2 built 1869 Avonside Engine Company 21 & 22
Both damaged 1892 when being lifted during a rebuild. Withdrawn and scrapped.
S.A.R. No. 21 class F, Nairne to Milang train at Nairne, c. 1884
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F class (1st and 2nd)
1st. 4-4-0T 5' 3"
2 built 1869 Avonside Engine Company 21 & 22
Both damaged 1892 when being lifted during a rebuild. Withdrawn and scrapped.
S.A.R. No. 21 class F, Nairne to Milang train at Nairne, c. 1884
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2nd. 4-6-2T 5' 3"
44 built 1902-22
Islington Railway Workshops (21)
James Martin & Co (12)
Perry Engineering (10)
"F" Class Locomotive c 1909
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+110…
44 built 1902-22
Islington Railway Workshops (21)
James Martin & Co (12)
Perry Engineering (10)
"F" Class Locomotive c 1909
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+110…
NumbersF167-F189, F236-F255
F class tanks hauled most of Adelaide's passenger trains from1902 -1930s.
South Australian Railways F-Class locomotive 188. Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, [n.d.]
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F class tanks hauled most of Adelaide's passenger trains from1902 -1930s.
South Australian Railways F-Class locomotive 188. Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, [n.d.]
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Steam locomotive 'F' Class 169 in the main street at Gawler.
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+555…
c.1905
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+555…
c.1905
I visited Gawler in Jan 2016.
F245 on display at the railway station.
F245 on display at the railway station.
S.A.R. Class "F" No. 177 locomotive taking water at Henley Beach 1950
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+465…
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+465…
F class locomotive No.181 @SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
No.181 decorated for royal train July 1920
No.181 decorated for royal train July 1920
F class locomotive No. 174 Adelaide yard 1920.
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
174 was withdrawn 1961, scrapped 1962.
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
174 was withdrawn 1961, scrapped 1962.
SAR F242 + end loading cars in platform - gantry signal - Woodville (Ralph Skewes)
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A number of Fs were converted to oil burners c. 1949 most were converted back to coal c. 1957.
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A number of Fs were converted to oil burners c. 1949 most were converted back to coal c. 1957.
Fs progressively withdrawn 1955-1969
Preserved F245, F249 (Boiler), F251 & F255
Rest scrapped1956-1968
Locomotive F255. Robert Haebich Collection, National Railway Museum @NRMPortAdelaide
nrm.org.au/collections/31…
Preserved F245, F249 (Boiler), F251 & F255
Rest scrapped1956-1968
Locomotive F255. Robert Haebich Collection, National Railway Museum @NRMPortAdelaide
nrm.org.au/collections/31…
Film:
F171 Adelaide to Hamley Bridge South Australia 1967
F171 Adelaide to Hamley Bridge South Australia 1967
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