South Australian Railways Gc class

South Australian Railways Gc Class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Serial number 2380 Build date 1879 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0T  • UIC 2'B T Gauge 5'3" Broad Gauge Driver dia. 4 ft. 0 in. Loco weight 24 tons Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 16½ cwt Heating surface: ​  • Tubes 368.9 square feet Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 13 in. x 18 in.
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class Gc Number in class 1 Numbers 160 Withdrawn 1905 Disposition Scrapped

The South Australian Railways Gc Class locomotive was built by Robert Stephenson and Company and entered service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway in 1879. In November 1881, the locomotive was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 6. It entered service on the South Australian Railways on 16 December 1899 following the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company. The SAR classed this locomotive as Gc and numbered it 160. No. 160 was then scrapped on the 26th of July 1905.^[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 Gc-class 4-4-0 tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.