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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/South_Australian_Railways_B_Class_Locomotive_No._4.jpg/300px-South_Australian_Railways_B_Class_Locomotive_No._4.jpg) The first locomotive manufactured at the Government Railway workshops, Adelaide, S.A. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145876288/view |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-4-0 (as built) 2-4-0T (after rebuild) |
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Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
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Driver dia. | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
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Height | 12 ft 3 in (3,733.8 mm) |
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Axle load | 12 long tons 9 cwt (27,900 lb or 12.6 t) |
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Loco weight | 33 long tons 0 cwt (73,900 lb or 33.5 t) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 3 long tons 15 cwt (8,400 lb or 3.8 t) (Tender) 0 long tons 6 cwt (700 lb or 0.3 t) (Tank) |
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Water cap. | 1,060 imp gal (1,273 US gal; 4,819 L) (Tender) 500 imp gal (600 US gal; 2,273 L) (Tank) |
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Boiler pressure | 130 psi (896 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 66 sq ft (6.1 m2) |
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• Tubes | 728 sq ft (67.6 m2) |
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Cylinders | 2 |
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Cylinder size | 14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm) |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 6,562 lbf (29.19 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
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Class | B |
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Numbers | 4, 7 |
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Withdrawn | 1935, 1938 |
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Disposition | Both scrapped |
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