South Australian Railways F class (1869)

The South Australian Railways F Class (1st) Locomotives were built in 1869 by Avonside Engine Co of Bristol, England. No. 21 was in service for the South Australian Railways by September 1869 followed by No. 22 in October 1869. The career of the South Australian Railways first F class were unfortunately cut short due to hornplates not being used while they were lifted by a workshop crane in 1892, thus the frames on both the locomotives were broken beyond repair and made unserviceable.[1]

South Australian Railways F Class (1st)
South Australian Railways F Class Locomotive No. 21
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAvonside Engine Company
Serial number773 & 774
Build date1869
Total produced2
RebuilderSouth Australian Railways
Rebuild date1880
Number rebuilt2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0T
 • UIC2'B T
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1,511 mm)
Loco weight30 long tons 16 cwt (69,000 lb or 31.3 t)
Boiler pressure130 psi (896 kPa)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size14 in × 22 in (356 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gearStephenson valve gear
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,500 lbf (42 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
ClassF
Number in class2
Numbers21 & 22
First run9.1869
Withdrawn1892
Dispositionall scrapped

History

The F class locomotives were introduced to the South Australian Railways in 1869. They took over working goods trains from the A class locomotives on the new Roseworthy to Tarlee line. Eventually these locomotives were utilised on other lines on the SAR network, pulling passenger and goods trains. Near the end of the unfortunate short working life of these locomotives they were relegated to various yards on the network for shunting duties, until condemned in 1892 after ignorance during lifting these locomotives during a rebuild of both locomotives.[2][3]

References
  1. TURNER, JIM (1998). EARLY AUSTRALIAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES 1855-1895. South Australia: Kangaroo Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-86417-875-1.
  2. FLUCK, R. E.; SAMPSON, R.; BIRD, K. J. (1986). STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILCARS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. South Australia: Mile End Railway Museum (S.A.) Inc. p. 46. ISBN 0959 5073 37.
  3. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge F-class 4-4-0 tank locomotives". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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