South Australian Railways 400 class
| South Australian Railways 400 class (1953) | |
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Number 409 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide | |
| Type and origin | |
| 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 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
| UIC classification | (2′D1′)(2′D1′) h4t |
| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Length | 87 ft 5 in (26.64 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 148.955 long tons (151.345 t; 166.830 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Oil |
| Fuel capacity | 6 long tons (6.1 t; 6.7 short tons) |
| Water capacity | 3,700 imperial gallons (17,000 l; 4,400 US gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1,379 kPa) |
| 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 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 43,520 lbf (193.6 kN) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | South Australian Railways |
| Number(s) | 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 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.[1] Two are preserved today, 409 at National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide and 402 at Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow.
Preservation
- 402 Zig Zag Railway Cooperative Lithgow NSW[1]
- 409 National Railway Museum Port Adelaide South Australia[1][2]
Gallery
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Garratts, 402 leading and 401 ready to depart Jamestown, South Australia, for Peterborough in 1968
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Garratts №402 and №401 at Jamestown, South Australia, in the late 1960s
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s - 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 271–272. ISBN 1-877058-54-8.
- ↑ "Museum Exhibit - 400-class". National Railway Museum Port Adelaide.
Bibliography
- Durrant, A. E (1987), Garratt Locomotives of the World, Bracken Books, ISBN 1-85170-141-9
- J.D.H. Smith. "South Australian Railways steam locomotives".
External links
- Locomotive Specifications at SteamLocomotive.com
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