#SARsteamlocomotives
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
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
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
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
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
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
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
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
Rx146 photographed from the Mile End Junction cabin. The Holdfast Bay line is on the left c. 1920
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@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
R and Rx class locomotives at Adelaide Railway Station @SLSA collections c. 1905-1910 collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+731…
R103 Rx20
This could be Melb. Express. Double headed to get up the hills. Sometimes another R/Rx banked as well. R20 converted 1905. 103 was converted 1910.
R103 Rx20
This could be Melb. Express. Double headed to get up the hills. Sometimes another R/Rx banked as well. R20 converted 1905. 103 was converted 1910.
Murray Bridge railway station c. 1910+
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
Rx25 and Rx20
Other loco is E14
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
Rx25 and Rx20
Other loco is E14
Rx195 Rx219 heading the Melbourne Express near Belair
c. 1920
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
Magnificent!
Soon to become the "The Overland" in 1926.
c. 1920
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
Magnificent!
Soon to become the "The Overland" in 1926.
Goods train pulled by R107 at Hilton Road, Mile End
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+3…
R107 rebuilt to Rx in 1910 so predates 1910.
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R107 rebuilt to Rx in 1910 so predates 1910.
Last train to Milang. An Australian Railway Historical Society (SA Division) tour to Milang on 30 May 1964. The locomotives are Rx 195 and 233.
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+465…
@SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+465…
Melbourne Express travelling through the Hills at Sleeps Hill viaduct, near Blackwood c. 1907
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+564…
Appears to be Rx lead loco, R second.
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+564…
Appears to be Rx lead loco, R second.
Preserved:
Rx 5 Kapunda
Rx 55 Loxton
Rx 93 NRM Port Adelaide
Rx 160 Murray Bridge
Rx 191 Victor Harbour
Rx 201 Tailem Bend
Rx 207 **Operational** Steam Ranger
Rx 217 Nuriootpa
Rx 224 Being overhauled Steam Ranger
Rx 231 Kadina
Rx207 Steam Ranger
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Rx 5 Kapunda
Rx 55 Loxton
Rx 93 NRM Port Adelaide
Rx 160 Murray Bridge
Rx 191 Victor Harbour
Rx 201 Tailem Bend
Rx 207 **Operational** Steam Ranger
Rx 217 Nuriootpa
Rx 224 Being overhauled Steam Ranger
Rx 231 Kadina
Rx207 Steam Ranger
steamrangerheritagerailway.org/charter-servic…
The SteamRanger's Steam Locomotive Rx207 hauling the Cockle Train with footage from Goolwa, Middleton and Victor Harbor.
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