South Australian Railways P class

P71 at Mile End in 1952

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co (6) James Martin & Co (14)
Serial number	BP: 2401-2404, 2528-2529 JM: 52-55, 57-66
Build date	1884-1893
Total produced	20

Specifications
Configuration	2-4-0T
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Length	28 ft 5 in (8.661 m)
Loco weight	33.7 long tons (34,241 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1.5 long tons (1,524 kg)
Water cap	600 gallons
Boiler pressure	145 psi (1,000 kPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	16 in (406 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Performance figures
Tractive effort	10,517 lbf (46.78 kN)

Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Numbers	P21, P22, P70-P75, P115-P126
Preserved	P117
Disposition	1 preserved, 19 scrapped

The South Australian Railways P class was a class of 2-4-0T steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.

History

The first six were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co for the South Australian Railways (SAR) in 1884.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Their design was based on an earlier design built by Beyer Peacock for the Isle of Wight Railway. The New South Wales Government Railways F351 class locomotive was also based on this design. The class was successful and a further 14 locomotives were built by James Martin & Co.^[2]

Initially the locomotives served hauling suburban trains in Adelaide until replaced by the F class in the early 1900s. In 1899, the SAR took over operations on the Glenelg Railway Company's two lines. The P and K classes replaced the small tank engines on this line, running until 1929 when the lies were closed. The P class served out the remainder of its career on shunting duties and hauling freight trains between Adelaide and Port Adelaide.^[2]

P117 has been preserved by the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.^[2]

References

↑ P117 Australian Steam
1 2 3 4 P117 National Railway Museum
↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 48. ISBN 0 7301 0005 7.

External links

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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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