South_Australian_Railways_400_class

South Australian Railways 400 class

South Australian Railways 400 class

Class of Australian 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives

The South Australian Railways 400 class comprised ten 4-8-2+2-8-4 articulated steam locomotives built in France in 1952 and 1953 under licence to Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester, UK. The locomotives mainly hauled ore on the 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line from the New South Wales/South Australia border to smelters at Port Pirie until 1963, when they were replaced by diesel locomotives. They also operated on the line to the break-of-gauge station at Terowie. Some locomotives were returned to service in 1969 while narrow gauge diesel locomotives were converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Subsequently some were stored at Peterborough before being scrapped.[1]

Quick Facts South Australian Railways 400 class Beyer-Garratt articulated locomotive, Type and origin ...

Two have been preserved, in static condition:

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    References

    1. [1]
      "3801 A Legend in Steam". YouTube. 15 July 2015.
    2. [2]
      "Steam locomotives". Zig Zag Railway. Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd. 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
    3. [3]
      "Locomotive 409". National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.

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