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Commonwealth Railways KA class
A KA class locomotive, c 1951.
A KA class locomotive, c 1951.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPerry Engineering (6)
Walkers Limited (20)
Build date1918-1920
Total produced26
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.4,850 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,820 US gal)
Cylinder size22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort29,609 lbf (131.71 kN)
Career
OperatorsCommonwealth Railways
NumbersKA35–KA54, KA56–KA61
First runSeptember 1918
DispositionAll scrapped

The Commonwealth Railways KA class was a class of 2-8-0 tender locomotives of the Commonwealth Railways, Australia. The class operated on the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Trans-Australian Railway.

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