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South Australian Railways Y class information


South Australian Railways Y / Yx class
Y97 on the turntable at Jamestown during a railway enthusiast trip in October 1967
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co. (50)
Islington Railway Workshops (2)
James Martin & Co (77)
Build date1885–1898
Total produced129
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-0
Gauge1067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length39 ft 3 in (11,963 mm)
Height11 ft 6+14 in (3512 mm)
Total weight47 long tons 15 cwt
(107,000 lb; 48.5 t)
47 long tons 15 cwt
(53.5 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity4 long tons 10 cwt
(10,100 lb; 4.6 t)
4 long tons 10 cwt
(5.0 short tons)
Water cap.1600 imperial gallons
(7300 litres; 1900 US gallons)
Boiler pressure145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa)
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size14.5 in × 20 in
(368 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort13,289 lbf (59.11 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways and others
ClassY and Yx
NumbersY22, Y38, Y43, Y49, Y57-Y106, Y1108-Y142, Y147-Y179, Y195
PreservedY12, Y71, Y82, Yx86, Y97, Y109, Yx135, Yx141, Yx176
Disposition9 preserved, 121 scrapped

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