South Australian Railways Ga class

The South Australian Railways Ga Class locomotive was built in 1874 by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company and entered service as No. 3. In November 1881, this locomotive was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 3. On the 16th of December 1899 this locomotive entered service on the South Australian Railways as Ga class No. 157, after the SAR purchased the Glenelg Railway Company. Ga class No. 157 was rebuilt at Islington Railway Workshops in November 1902 and condemned in May 1915, finally being scrapped in 1922.[1][2]

South Australian Railways Ga Class
Glenelg Railway Company No. 3 in Althorpe Place (now named Colley Terrace), Glenelg, South Australia
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company
Serial number2213
Build date1874
Total produced1
RebuilderIslington Railway Workshops
Rebuild date1902
Number rebuilt1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0T
 • UIC2′B n2t
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Loco weight29 long tons 0 cwt (65,000 lb or 29.5 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0 long tons 16 cwt (1,800 lb or 0.8 t)
Water cap.460 imp gal
(552 US gal; 2,091 L)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		10.5 sq ft (0.98 m2)
Boiler pressure130 psi (896 kPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		547 sq ft (50.8 m2)
 • Firebox56 sq ft (5.2 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size11 in × 18 in (279 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,181 lbf (31.94 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
ClassGa
Number in class1
Numbers157
Withdrawn1915
Dispositionscrapped in 1922

References
  1. 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. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0959 5073 37.
  2. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge Ga-class 4-4-0 tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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