Class of Australian 4-4-0 steam locomotives
South Australian Railways Z class |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-4-0 2′B 3 |
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Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Driver dia. | 4 ft. 6 in. |
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Length | 41 ft 10 in (12.75 m) |
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Height | 3.5052 Metres |
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Axle load | 9 tons 17 cwt |
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Total weight | 50 tons 1 cwt |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 4 long tons 10 cwt (10,100 lb or 4.6 t) |
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Water cap. | 1,600 imperial gallons (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 13.87 square feet |
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Boiler pressure | 145 psi (1,000 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 73.93 sq ft (6.868 m2) |
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• Tubes | 795.22 sq ft (73.878 m2) |
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Cylinders | 2 Outside |
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Cylinder size | 15.5 in × 20 in (394 mm × 508 mm) |
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Career |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
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Class | Z |
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Numbers | Z187-Z196 |
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First run | 22.12.1894 |
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Last run | 1956 |
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Withdrawn | 1956 |
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Scrapped | 1956 |
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Disposition | All original locomotives scrapped; one new-build under construction |
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The South Australian Railways Z class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
In 1895 James Martin & Co delivered eight 4-4-0 locomotives to the South Australian Railways. In 1911 another two were built by the Islington Railway Workshops.[1]
Number | Builder | Builder's number | In service | Z187 | James Martin & Co | 99 | 22 December 1894 | Z188 | James Martin & Co | 100 | 8 January 1895 | Z189 | James Martin & Co | 101 | 5 February 1895 | Z190 | James Martin & Co | 102 | 20 February 1895 | Z191 | James Martin & Co | 103 | 20 February 1895 | Z192 | James Martin & Co | 104 | 26 February 1895 | Z193 | James Martin & Co | 105 | 26 March 1895 | Z194 | James Martin & Co | 106 | 3 April 1895 | Z195 | Islington Railway Workshops | 18 | 29 September 1911 | Z196 | Islington Railway Workshops | 19 | 23 October 1911 | |
A replica locomotive is being built. It will be numbered Z199.[2]
Media related to South Australian Railways Z class at Wikimedia Commons
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