South Australian Railways 750 Class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-8-2 Gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )Leading dia. 3 ft 1.4 in (950 mm) Driver dia.4 ft 7.75 in (1,416 mm) Trailing dia. 3 ft 1.4 in (950 mm) Length 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m) Height 13 ft 11+ 3 ⁄8 in (4,251.3 mm) Axle load 13 long tons 17 cwt (31,000 lb or 14.1 t) Adhesive weight 54.65 long tons 0 cwt (122,400 lb or 55.5 t) Loco weight 76.00 long tons 0 cwt (170,200 lb or 77.2 t) Tender weight 48.655 long tons 0 cwt (109,000 lb or 49.4 t) Total weight 124 long tons 65 cwt (285,000 lb or 129.3 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t) Water cap. 4,600 imp gal (5,500 US gal; 21,000 L) Firebox: • Firegrate area 31 sq ft (2.9 m2 ) Boiler pressure 175 psi (1,207 kPa) Heating surface: • Tubes 1,250 sq ft (116 m2 ) • Firebox 203 sq ft (18.9 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area 324 sq ft (30.1 m2 ) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Valve type Piston
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class 750 Number in class 10 Numbers 750-759 First run 11/12/1950 On V.R. 5/1/1951 On S.A.R. Withdrawn 1961-1969 Preserved 752 Scrapped 1962-1967 Disposition 1 preserved, 9 scrapped
The South Australian Railways 750 class was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways .
History [ ]
With an acute shortage of motive power following World War II , the South Australian Railways were able to purchase 10 Victorian Railways N class locomotives in 1951 which had been in service for only a few months. They replaced Rx class locomotives on branch line services particularly over the light lines in the Murray Mallee radiating from Tailem Bend . Withdrawals began in July 1961 with the last withdrawn in September 1967.[1]
The National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide has preserved 752 After running the last passenger train to Willunga in 1969.[2]
References [ ]
^ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s . Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 140. ISBN 0730100057 .
^ 752 National Railway Museum
External links [ ]
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