With an acute shortage of motive power following World War II, the South Australian Railways were able to purchase 10 Victorian Railways N class locomotives in 1951 which had been in service for only a few months. They replaced Rx class locomotives on branch line services particularly over the light lines in the Murray Mallee radiating from Tailem Bend. Withdrawals began in July 1961 with the last withdrawn in September 1967.[1]
752 is the sole survivor of the class, being placed in the Mile End Railway Museum in April 1967. It was later moved to the Port Dock Railway Museum (now the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide) in 1988.[2]
Referencesedit
^Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. p. 140. ISBN0730100057.
^"Locomotive 752 - National Railway Museum". National Railway Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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south, australian, railways, class, class, steam, locomotives, operated, south, australian, railways, south, australian, railways, classpreserved, national, railway, museum, port, adelaide, 2014type, originpower, typesteambuildernorth, british, locomotive, com. The South Australian Railways 750 class was a class of 2 8 2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways South Australian Railways 750 ClassPreserved 752 at the National Railway Museum Port Adelaide 2014Type and originPower typeSteamBuilderNorth British Locomotive CompanyBuild date1950 51Total produced10SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte2 8 2Gauge1 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 3 8 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 typeCoalFuel 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 Firegrate area31 sq ft 2 9 m2 Boiler pressure175 psi 1 207 kPa Heating surface Tubes1 250 sq ft 116 m2 Firebox203 sq ft 18 9 m2 Superheater Heating area324 sq ft 30 1 m2 Cylinders2Cylinder size20 in 26 in 508 mm 660 mm Valve gearWalschaertsValve typePistonPerformance figuresTractive effort28 650 lbf 127 44 kN Factor of adh 4 27CareerOperatorsSouth Australian RailwaysClass750Number in class10Numbers750 759First run11 12 1950 On V R 5 1 1951 On S A R Withdrawn1961 1969Preserved752Scrapped1962 1967Disposition1 preserved 9 scrappedHistory editWith an acute shortage of motive power following World War II the South Australian Railways were able to purchase 10 Victorian Railways N class locomotives in 1951 which had been in service for only a few months They replaced Rx class locomotives on branch line services particularly over the light lines in the Murray Mallee radiating from Tailem Bend Withdrawals began in July 1961 with the last withdrawn in September 1967 1 752 is the sole survivor of the class being placed in the Mile End Railway Museum in April 1967 It was later moved to the Port Dock Railway Museum now the National Railway Museum Port Adelaide in 1988 2 References edit Oberg Leon 1984 Locomotives of Australia 1850s 1980s Frenchs Forest Reed Books p 140 ISBN 0730100057 Locomotive 752 National Railway Museum National Railway Museum Retrieved 11 December 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to South Australian Railways 750 class locomotives at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Australian Railways 750 class amp oldid 1189378763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
