South Australian Railways 400 class

South Australian Railways 400 class (1953)

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 class	(2′D1′)(2′D1′) h4t
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver diameter	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Length	87 ft 5 in (26.64 m)
Loco 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 cap	3,700 imperial gallons (17,000 l; 4,400 US gal)
Firebox: • Firegrate area	49 sq ft (4.6 m²)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface	1,970 sq ft (183 m²)
Superheater: • Heating 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
Operators	South Australian Railways
Numbers	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]^[2]
409 National Railway Museum Port Adelaide South Australia^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Garratts, 402 leading and 401 ready to depart Jamestown, South Australia, for Peterborough in 1968
Garratts №402 and №401 at Jamestown, South Australia, in the late 1960s

References

1 2 3 Oberg, Leon (2007). Locomotives of Australia: 1850s - 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 271–272. ISBN 1-877058-54-8.
1 2 Oberg, Leon (2007), Locomotives of Australia, 1854 to 2007 (4th ed.), Rosenberg Publishing, pp. 271–272, ISBN 978-1-877058-54-7
↑ "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

Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors

Steam locomotives – 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge	500 520 600 620 700 710 720 740 750 A B C D E 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 & Rx S Tx 1–3 205 97–98

Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge	300 400 K T U V W & Wx X Y & Yx Z 0 (zero) 260 107

Diesel locomotives	350 500 600 700 800 830 900 930

Railcars	Brill Bluebird Red Hen 2000 3000

Electric multiple units	A-City 4000

Carriages	suburban Centenary Steel

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