South Australian Railways steam locomotives2-4-2T locomotives5 ft 3 in gauge locomotivesScrapped locomotivesSteam locomotive stubsSouth Australia rail transport stubs
Victorian RailwaysE class
| South Australian Railways M class (second) |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type |
Steam |
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| Builder |
Phoenix Foundry - Ballarat, Victoria David Munro & Co. - Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Build date |
1889-1894 |
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| Total produced |
20 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte
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2-4-2 tank (1′B1′ T) |
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| Gauge |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
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Driver dia. |
5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) |
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| Length |
33 ft. 8 in. |
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| Axle load |
16 tons 8 cwt |
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| Total weight |
53 tons 8 cwt |
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| Fuel type |
Coal |
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| Fuel capacity |
2 tons 10 cwt |
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| Water cap |
1,600 gallons |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
17.8 square feet |
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| Boiler pressure |
140 psi (965 kPa) |
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Heating surface: • Tubes |
988.7 square feet |
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| • Firebox |
83.4 square feet |
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| Cylinders |
2 |
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| Cylinder size |
17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort |
14,025 lbs |
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| Career |
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| Operators |
South Australian Railways Victorian Railways
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| Numbers |
256-275 |
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| Delivered |
1920 |
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| First run |
1920 |
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| Last run |
1925-1935 |
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| Retired |
1925-1935 |
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| Withdrawn |
1925-1935 |
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| Preserved |
0 |
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| Scrapped |
1925-1935 |
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| Disposition |
all SAR variants scrapped |
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South Australian Railways M class (second) was a group of twenty 2-4-2T engines sold to the SAR by the Victorian Railways for $3300 each between June 1920 to October 1922. The class was formerly the Victorian railways' E class.
Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors
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| Steam locomotives – 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge |
- 500
- 520
- 600
- 620
- 700
- 710
- 720
- 740
- 750
- B
- D
- E
- F (1902)
- J
- M (2nd)
- P
- R & Rx
- S
- Tx
- 1-3
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| Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge |
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| Diesel locomotives |
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| Railcars |
- Brill
- Bluebird
- Redhen
- 2000
- 3000
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| Electric multiple units |
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| Passenger carriages by class |
- 500/600/700/K
- D type carriages & Cafeteria Car
- E type carriages
- O type carriages
- Overland Steel carriages
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| Named or significant trains |
- Indian Pacific
- Iron Triangle Limited
- Tea & Sugar
- The Alice
- The Ghan
- The Overland
- Trans-Australian
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