| SAR 350 class[1] | |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | South Australian Railways, Islington Workshops, SA |
| Serial number | 350 to 351 |
| Model | 6KT |
| Total produced | 2 |
| UIC classification | Bo-Bo |
| Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 0.91 m (3 ft 0 in) |
| Length | Over coupler pulling faces: 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in) |
| Axle load | 12.6 tonnes (12.40 long tons; 13.89 short tons) |
| Locomotive weight | 50.4 tonnes (49.60 long tons; 55.56 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Diesel fuel |
| Fuel capacity | 1,364 litres (300 imp gal; 360 US gal) |
| Prime mover | English Electric 6RKT |
| Engine type | Four-stroke diesel |
| Alternator | English Electric - EE506D |
| Traction motors | 4 |
| Cylinders | 6 in line |
| Top speed | 28 km/h (17 mph) |
| Power output | Gross: 190 kW (250 hp), |
| Tractive effort | Continuous: 39.0 kN (8,768 lbf) at 12.7 km/h (7.9 mph), Starting: 104.1 kN (23,403 lbf) |
| Career | South Australian Railways |
| Number | 350-351 |
| First run | 7 June, 1949 |
A class of locomotive introduced and operated by the South Australian Railways that was later operated by Australian National (AN). Unit 350 entered service on 7 June, 1949 and unit 351 entered service on 21 June, 1949[1]. Built primarily for shunting duties they spent a large part of their service life working as Adelaide Yard, Mile End, and Islington workshops shunters and 351 spent time as the Mount Gambier yard shunter.
The locomotives are claimed to be the first mainland built and operated diesel locomotives in Australia.[1][2]
This class of locomotive was powered by an English Electric 6RKT diesel engine.
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350 was sold by AN to SteamRanger and is still used as the depot shunting locomotive. It has a limited hauling capacity and on the Victor Harbor - Strathalbyn section is limited to 150 ton.[1]
351 was sold by AN to a preservation group at Moonta for a proposed heritage railway operation but the venture did not continue and the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) purchased the unit and restored the locomotive to operating condition at the Dry Creek depot. The unit was then used on the Victor Harbour Tourist Railway and based at Goolwa, but due to mechanical issues it is no longer operational and was loaned to the National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide).[1]
Both locomotives in this class have been preserved.
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