South Australian Railways Ga class

South Australian Railways Ga Class
Glenelg Railway Company No. 3 in Althorpe Place (now named Colley Terrace), Glenelg, South Australia
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Serial number 2213 Build date 1874 Total produced 1 Rebuilder Islington Railway Workshops Rebuild date 1902 Number rebuilt 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0T  • UIC 2′B n2t Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm) Loco weight 29 long tons 0 cwt (65,000 lb or 29.5 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 0 long tons 16 cwt (1,800 lb or 0.8 t) Water cap. 460 imp gal (552 US gal; 2,091 L) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 10.5 sq ft (0.98 m^2) Boiler pressure 130 psi (896 kPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 56 sq ft (5.2 m^2)  • Tubes 547 sq ft (50.8 m^2) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 11 in × 18 in (279 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,181 lbf (31.94 kN)
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class Ga Number in class 1 Numbers 157 Withdrawn 1915 Disposition scrapped in 1922

The South Australian Railways Ga Class locomotive was built in 1874 by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company and entered service as No. 3. In November 1881, this locomotive was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 3. On the 16th of December 1899 this locomotive entered service on the South Australian Railways as Ga class No. 157, after the SAR purchased the Glenelg Railway Company. Ga class No. 157 was rebuilt at Islington Railway Workshops in November 1902 and condemned in May 1915, finally being scrapped in 1922.^[1][2]

References

1. FLUCK, R. E.; SAMPSON, R.; BIRD, K. J. (1986). STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILCARS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. South Australia: Mile End Railway Museum (S.A.) Inc. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0959-5073-37.
2. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge Ga-class 4-4-0 tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.