South Australian Railways I class (second)

The South Australian Railways I Class Locomotive entered service with the South Australian Railways on the 9th of December 1910 as No. 161.[1]

South Australian Railways I Class (2nd)
South Australian Railways I Class (2nd) No. 161
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company
Serial number2980
Build date1888
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0 Saddle Tank
 • UICB T
Gauge5'3" Broad Gauge
Driver dia.3 ft. 0 in.
Length21 ft. 5½ in.
Axle load11 tons 6 cwt
Tender weight22 tons 7 cwt
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity10 cwt
Water cap500 gallons
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		7.5 square feet
Boiler pressure145 lbs p.s.i.
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		550 square feet
 • Firebox38 square feet
Cylinders2
Cylinder size12 in. x 18 in.
Performance figures
Tractive effort8,874 lbs
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
ClassI
Numbers161
Withdrawn8.4.1929
Scrapped10.5.1930

History

This locomotive was a product of Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1888, it was imported to Victoria, Australia. It worked the start of its life on a private railway in Victoria, then it was sent to contractors "Waring and Rawdon" in 1903. This locomotive was used on reclamation, construction and development work at Outer Harbour, South Australia. After its private work years it was handed to the South Australian Government from the Engineer-in-Chief's Department. On the 9th of December 1910 it officially entered service on the South Australian Railways as No. 161. Between 1918-1919 it was then classified "I" and worked until the 8th of April 1929, from which it was Condemned. I class locomotive No. 161 was then cut up on the 10th of May 1930.[2]

References
  1. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge I-class 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge I-class 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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