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South Australian Railways 750 class information


South Australian Railways 750 Class
Preserved 752 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, 2014
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company
Build date1950/51
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Leading dia.3 ft 1.4 in (950 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 7.75 in (1,416 mm)
Trailing dia.3 ft 1.4 in (950 mm)
Length67 ft 5 in (20.55 m)
Height13 ft 11+38 in (4,251.3 mm)
Axle load13 long tons 17 cwt (31,000 lb or 14.1 t)
Adhesive weight54.65 long tons 0 cwt (122,400 lb or 55.5 t)
Loco weight76.00 long tons 0 cwt (170,200 lb or 77.2 t)
Tender weight48.655 long tons 0 cwt (109,000 lb or 49.4 t)
Total weight124 long tons 65 cwt (285,000 lb or 129.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t)
Water cap.4,600 imp gal
(5,500 US gal; 21,000 L)
Firebox:
 • Grate area31 sq ft (2.9 m2)
Boiler pressure175 psi (1,207 kPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox203 sq ft (18.9 m2)
 • Tubes1,250 sq ft (116 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area324 sq ft (30.1 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston
Performance figures
Tractive effort28,650 lbf (127.44 kN)
Factor of adh.4.27
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
Class750
Number in class10
Numbers750-759
First run11/12/1950 On V.R.
5/1/1951 On S.A.R.
Withdrawn1961-1969
Preserved752
Scrapped1962-1967
Disposition1 preserved, 9 scrapped

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