South Australian Railways 350 class

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Islington Railway Workshops
Total produced	2

Specifications
UIC class	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Wheel diameter	911 mm (3 ft 0 in)
Length	Over coupler pulling faces: 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in)
Axle load	12.6 tonnes (12.40 long tons; 13.89 short tons)
Loco weight	50.4 tonnes (49.60 long tons; 55.56 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Fuel capacity	1,364 litres (300 imp gal; 360 US gal)
Prime mover	English Electric 6RKT
Engine type	Four-stroke 6 in line diesel
Alternator	English Electric EE506D
Cylinders	6

Performance figures
Maximum speed	28 km/h (17 mph)
Power output	Gross: 190 kW (250 hp)
Tractive effort	Continuous: 39.0 kN (8,768 lbf) at 12.7 km/h (7.9 mph) Starting: 104.1 kN (23,403 lbf)

Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Number in class	2
Numbers	350, 351
First run	7 June 1949
Preserved	350, 351
Disposition	2 preserved

The 350 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Islington Railway Workshops for the South Australian Railways in 1949.

History

The 350 were the first diesel locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways, entering service in June 1949.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Built primarily for shunting duties they spent a large part of their service life working as shunters at Islington Railway Workshops, Mile End and Mount Gambier. In March 1978 all were included in the transfer of the South Australian Railways to Australian National.

Both were withdrawn in 1979 with 350 sold to SteamRanger and 351 to a preservation group at Moonta for a proposed heritage railway operation but the venture did not continue and the Australian Railway Historical Society purchased the unit and restored the locomotive to operating condition at Dry Creek depot. The unit was then used on the Victor Harbor Tourist Railway and based at Goolwa, but due to mechanical issues it is no longer operational and is on display at the Port Milang Railway Museum where restoration is in progress.

References

↑ Broad Gauge 350-class diesel locomotives Chris' Commonwealth Railways Pages
↑ 350 Class Railpage
↑ 350 Class Rail SA
↑ 350 Class Vicsig

Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors

Steam locomotives – 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge	500 520 600 620 700 710 720 740 750 A B C D E F (1869) F (1902) G H I (1st) I (2nd) J K L M (1st) M (2nd) N O (1st) O (2nd) P Q R & Rx S Tx 1-3 205 97–98

Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge	300 400 K T U V W & Wx X Y & Yx Z 0 (zero) 260 107

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