South Australian Railways 400 class
Beyer-Garratt articulated locomotive
Preserved Beyer-Garratt loco 409 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSociété Franco-Belge, Raismes, France under licence from Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Gorton, UK
Serial numberBeyer, Peacock: 7622–7631
Franco-Belge: 2973–2982
Build date1952–1953
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
 • UIC(2′D1′)(2′D1′) h4t
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Length87 ft 5 in (26.64 m) over coupling points
Adhesive weight84.900 long tons
(86.262 tonnes; 95.088 short tons)
Loco weight148.955 long tons
(151.345 tonnes; 166.830 short tons)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity1,680 imperial gallons (2,018 US gal; 7,637 L)
Water cap.3,700 imperial gallons (4,444 US gal; 16,821 L)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area49 sq ft (4.6 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface1,970 sq ft (183 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area390 sq ft (36 m2)
CylindersFour, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort43,520 lbf (193.6 kN)
Factor of adh.4.37
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
Numbers400–409
First run1953
Preserved2

The South Australian Railways 400 class comprised ten 4-8-2+2-8-4 articulated steam locomotives built in France in 1952 and 1953 under licence to Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester, UK. The locomotives mainly hauled ore on the 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line from the New South Wales/South Australia border to smelters at Port Pirie until 1963, when they were replaced by diesel locomotives. They also operated on the line to the break-of-gauge station at Terowie. Some locomotives were returned to service in 1969 while narrow gauge diesel locomotives were converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Subsequently some were stored at Peterborough before being scrapped.[1]

Two have been preserved, in static condition:

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "3801 A Legend in Steam". YouTube. 15 July 2015.
    2. ↑ "Steam locomotives". Zig Zag Railway. Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd. 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
    3. ↑ "Locomotive 409". National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.

    Select bibliography

    • Durrant, A.E. (1987), Garratt locomotives of the world, Bracken Books, ISBN 1-85170-141-9
    • Smith, J.D.H. (2009). "South Australian Railways steam locomotives".
    • Oberg, Leon (2007), Locomotives of Australia: 1850s–2007, Rosenberg Publishing, pp. 271–272, ISBN 978-1877058547


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