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Class of Australian 2-4-0T locomotives
South Australian Railways E class E14 in August 1865
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-4-0 T 2-4-0 Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm )Length 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) (Original) 42 ft 4+ 1 ⁄4 in (12.91 m) (Rebuilt) Height 12 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in (3,949.7 mm)Axle load 9 long tons 7 cwt (20,900 lb or 9.5 t) (Original) 11 long tons 14 cwt (26,200 lb or 11.9 t) (Rebuilt) Loco weight 32 long tons 10 cwt (72,800 lb or 33 t) Total weight 44 long tons 12 cwt (99,900 lb or 45.3 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 0 long tons 12 cwt (1,300 lb or 0.6 t) (Tank) 4 long tons 3 cwt 1 qr (9,320 lb or 4.23 t) (Tender) Water cap. 600 imp gal (720 US gal; 2,700 L) (Tank) 1,500 imp gal (1,800 US gal; 6,800 L) (Tender) Boiler pressure 130 psi (896 kPa) Heating surface: • Firebox 89.5 sq ft (8.31 m2 ) • Tubes 805.2 sq ft (74.81 m2 ) Cylinders 2
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,450 lbf (33.1 kN) (Original) 7,910 lbf (35.2 kN) (Rebuilt)
The South Australian Railways E class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives acquired to work passenger and goods train services on the South Australian Railways broad gauge system.
In January 1862, Slaughter Gruning & Co , Bristol delivered two 2-4-0 locomotives to the Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company . Only one was required, so the second was sold to the South Australian Railways in April 1862 entering service numbered 10. It was joined by the other locomotive in January 1865 numbered 13. A third example was delivered by the Avonside Engine Company , Bristol in September 1865 and numbered 14.[ 1]
In 1878, a further three that had been made redundant by a gauge conversion project were purchased from the Canterbury Provincial Railways of New Zealand. All were aboard the ship Hyderabad which ran aground on Waitarere Beach between Ōtaki and Foxton on 24 June 1878. They eventually arrived at Port Adelaide on other ships. The first entered traffic in April 1880.[ 1]
In September 1881, No. 13 was converted to a tender locomotive for use on the Kapunda to Adelaide line . A seventh was built in 1882 by the Adelaide Locomotive Works using parts from other locomotives. Number 13 was the first withdrawn in September 1896, with the last, 49 and 51, withdrawn in April 1929.[ 1] [ 2]
Road number
Builder
Builder's number
In service
Withdrawn
Notes
10
Slaughter Gruning & Co
459
April 1862
December 1904
ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 2
13
Slaughter Gruning & Co
458
January 1865
September 1896
ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company 1
14
Avonside Engine Company
587
September 1865
August 1899
purchased new
42
Avonside Engine Company
742
April 1880
April 1929
ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 4, renumbered 49 in 1889
50
Avonside Engine Company
699
January 1882
October 1900
ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 3
51
Slaughter Gruning & Co
532
December 1881
April 1929
ex Canterbury Provincial Railways 2
56
Adelaide Locomotive Works
1
May 1882
December 1904
frame and wheels from Canterbury Provincial Railways 1 which were ex Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company, assembled with parts from 2
^ a b c Turner, Jim (2014). Australian Steam Locomotives 1855-1895 . South Windsor: Jim Turner. pp. 17, 60, 61. ISBN 9780992497675 .
^ "E class" . comrails.com . Retrieved 22 June 2016 .
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