Class of Australian 2-4-0T locomotives
42 ft
4+1⁄4 in (12.91 m) (Rebuilt)
Height | 12 ft 11+1⁄2 in (3,949.7 mm) |
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Axle load | 9 long tons 7 cwt (20,900 lb or 9.5 t) (Original) 11 long tons 14 cwt (26,200 lb or 11.9 t) (Rebuilt) |
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Loco weight | 32 long tons 10 cwt (72,800 lb or 33 t) |
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Total weight | 44 long tons 12 cwt (99,900 lb or 45.3 t) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 0 long tons 12 cwt (1,300 lb or 0.6 t) (Tank) 4 long tons 3 cwt 1 qr (9,320 lb or 4.23 t) (Tender) |
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Water cap. | 600 imp gal (720 US gal; 2,700 L) (Tank) 1,500 imp gal (1,800 US gal; 6,800 L) (Tender) |
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Boiler pressure | 130 psi (896 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 89.5 sq ft (8.31 m2) |
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• Tubes | 805.2 sq ft (74.81 m2) |
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Cylinders | 2 |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 7,450 lbf (33.1 kN) (Original) 7,910 lbf (35.2 kN) (Rebuilt) |
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Career |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
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Class | E |
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Numbers | 10, 13, 14, 42 (49), 50, 51 & 56 |
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Withdrawn | 1886-1929 |
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Scrapped | 1886-1929 |
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Disposition | all scrapped |
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The South Australian Railways E class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives acquired to work passenger and goods train services on the South Australian Railways broad gauge system.
History
In January 1862, Slaughter Gruning & Co, Bristol delivered two 2-4-0 locomotives to the Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company. Only one was required, so the second was sold to the South Australian Railways in April 1862 entering service numbered 10. It was joined by the other locomotive in January 1865 numbered 13. A third example was delivered by the Avonside Engine Company, Bristol in September 1865 and numbered 14.[1]
In 1878, a further three that had been made redundant by a gauge conversion project were purchased from the Canterbury Provincial Railways of New Zealand. All were aboard the ship Hyderabad which ran aground on Waitarere Beach between Ōtaki and Foxton on 24 June 1878. They eventually arrived at Port Adelaide on other ships. The first entered traffic in April 1880.[1]
In September 1881, No. 13 was converted to a tender locomotive for use on the Kapunda to Adelaide line. A seventh was built in 1882 by the Adelaide Locomotive Works using parts from other locomotives. Number 13 was the first withdrawn in September 1896, with the last, 49 and 51, withdrawn in April 1929.[1][2]
Class list
Road number | Builder | Builder's number | In service | Withdrawn | Notes | 10 | Slaughter Gruning & Co | 459 | April 1862 | December 1904 | ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 2 | 13 | Slaughter Gruning & Co | 458 | January 1865 | September 1896 | ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 1 | 14 | Avonside Engine Company | 587 | September 1865 | August 1899 | purchased new | 42 | Avonside Engine Company | 742 | April 1880 | April 1929 | ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 4, renumbered 49 in 1889 | 50 | Avonside Engine Company | 699 | January 1882 | October 1900 | ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 3 | 51 | Slaughter Gruning & Co | 532 | December 1881 | April 1929 | ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 2 | 56 | Adelaide Locomotive Works | 1 | May 1882 | December 1904 | frame and wheels from Canterbury Provincial Railways 1 which were ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company, assembled with parts from 2 | |
References
- ^ a b c Turner, Jim (2014). Australian Steam Locomotives 1855-1895. South Windsor: Jim Turner. pp. 17, 60, 61. ISBN 9780992497675.
- ^ "E class". comrails.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
Further reading
External links
Media related to South Australian Railways E class at Wikimedia Commons
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