This locomotive was loaned to the South Australian Railways by the Broken Hill Proprietory Company in exchange for V Class No. 11. During the short time that this engine was in service with the South Australian Railways, this engine was given the number "0". Note: It was vary similar to a Y class engine.
Class: | None | ||
Builder: | Beyer Peacock, Manchester, England. | ||
Introduced: | 1891 | ||
Number in Class: | 1 | ||
Wheel Arrangement: | 2-6-2 T (1′C1′T) | ||
Driving Wheel Diameter: | 3 ft. 3¾ in. | ||
Cylinders: | Number: | 2 | |
- | Position on frame: | Outside | |
- | Diameter x stroke: | 14½ in. x 20 in. | |
Heating Surface: | Tubes: | 708.46 square feet | |
- | Firebox: | 69.48 square feet | |
- | Grate Area: | 13.67 square feet | |
Boiler Pressure: | 145 lbs p.s.i. | ||
Tractive Effort: | 13,289 lbs | ||
Weight in Working Order: | 34 tons |
"Beyer Peacock" built 2-6-2 type narrow gauge tank steam locomotive, builders No.3357, loaned to the South Australian Railways from Broken Hill Proprietory Company.
8.8.1891. | Arrived ex ship "Port Jackson" at Port Adelaide. Assembled Islington new for B.H.P. Broken Hill. [nrm] |
28.8.1891. | Transferred to Broken Hill [nrm] |
7.1892 | Entered service, on loan, as "No.0" on South Australian Railways [nrm] |
3.1893 | Returned to Broken Hill Proprietory Company - To S.T.Co. on loan as No. 6 (First). [nrm] |
9.1893 | To B.H.P. Broken Hill as No. 2. [nrm] |
1902 | To Hummock Hill (later Whyalla), still as No. 2 B.H.P. [nrm] |
4.1962 | Out of service. [nrm] |
8.1962 | Placed on foreshore at Whyalla. [nrm] |
1983 | Transferred to Mt. Laura Homestead [nrm] |