South Australian Railways 700 class (steam)
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The South Australian Railways 700 class was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
History[]
As part of William Webb's rehabilitation of the South Australian Railways, ten 2-8-2 steam locomotives were delivered by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne in March 1926. They were designed to operate across all broad gauge branch lines. In 1928, they were followed by ten nearly identical 710 class locomotives built at Islington Railway Workshops. Coal shortages after World War II saw a number converted to burn oil. All were later converted back to coal burners. The first two were withdrawn in June 1959 with the remainder replaced as 830 diesel locomotives entered service. The last was withdrawn in June 1968.[1][2]
The National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide has preserved 702.[3]
References[]
- ^ Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge 700 class 2-8-2 locomotives". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Page.
- ^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0730100057.
- ^ 702 National Railway Museum
External links[]
Media related to South Australian Railways 700 class (steam) at Wikimedia Commons
- Armstrong Whitworth locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1926
- South Australian Railways steam locomotives
- 2-8-2 locomotives
- Broad gauge locomotives in Australia
- Freight locomotives