South Australian Railways 400 class

South Australian Railways 400 class (1953)
Number 409 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Power type Steam
Builder Société Franco-Belge de Matériel de Chemins de Fer, Raismes, France under licence from Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number BP: 7622–7631, SFB: 2973–2982
Build date 1952–1953
Total produced 10
Configuration 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
UIC classification (2′C1′)(2′C1′) h4t
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length 87 ft 5 in (26.64 m)
Locomotive weight 148.955 tons
Fuel type Oil
Fuel capacity 6 t
Water capacity 3,700 imperial gallons (17,000 l; 4,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Firegrate area 49 sq ft (4.6 m2)
Heating surface:
Total		 1,970 sq ft (183 m2)
Superheater area 390 sq ft (36 m2)
Cylinders Four, outside
Cylinder size 16 × 24 in (0.41 × 0.61 m)
Tractive effort 43,520 lbf (193.6 kN)
Career South Australian Railways
Number 400–409
First run 1953
Preserved 2

The South Australian Railways 400 class is a class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 steam locomotives built in the early 1950s. 400 class locomotives served mainly on the South Australian Railways' narrow gauge Broken Hill line from 1953 to 1963, when they were replaced by diesel locomotives. The 400 class was temporarily returned to service in 1969 while the diesel locomotives were converted to standard gauge.[1] Two are preserved today, 409 at National railway museum at port Adelaide and 402 at Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow.

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Preservation

References

  1. ^ a b c Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s - 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. p. 271–272. ISBN 1-877058-54-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=aft-3rWtXvwC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=%22Zig+Zag+Railway%22+%22400+class%22+OR+%22class+400%22&source=bl&ots=Ugn3kqFSPj&sig=sdev22xC36ctBbvu35JW7tAFEmI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result. 
  2. ^ "Museum Exhibit - 400-class". National Railway Museum Port Adelaide.

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Gallery

Steam locomotives – 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) gauge
  • 500
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  • 710
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  • 740
  • 750
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
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  • F (1869)
  • F (1902)
  • G
  • H
  • I (1st)
  • I (2nd)
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M (1st)
  • M (2nd)
  • N
  • O (1st)
  • O (2nd)
  • P
  • Q
  • R and Rx
  • S
  • Tx
  • 1–3
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  • 97–98
Steam locomotives – 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge
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  • 400
  • K
  • T
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  • W and Wx
  • X
  • Y and Yx
  • Z
  • 0 (zero)
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Diesel locomotives
Railcars