South Australian Railways X class

Class of Australian 2-6-0 locomotives

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South Australian Railways X class

South Australian Railways X class locomotive no. 47

| Type and origin

Power type| Steam
Builder| Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia
Build date| 1881
Total produced| 8
| Specifications

Configuration:
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• Whyte| 2-6-0
Gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.| 3 ft 2 in (965 mm)
Height| 10 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3,289.3 mm)
Total weight| 39 long tons 0 cwt (87,400 lb or 39.6 t)
Fuel type| Coal
Boiler pressure| 130 psi (896 kPa)
Cylinders| 2
Cylinder size| 14.5 in × 18 in
(368 mm × 457 mm)
| Career

Operators| South Australian Railways
Class| X
Numbers| 44-51
Disposition| all scrapped

The South Australian Railways X class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways on its narrow-gauge lines.

General arrangement drawings of the X class

## History

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In 1881–82, Baldwin Locomotive Works delivered eight 2-6-0 locomotives to the South Australian Railways (SAR) for use on its 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) network. Initially two were allocated to the Port Wakefield line, two to Port Pirie and four to Port Augusta. All were transferred to Peterborough to operate construction trains on the Broken Hill line and then providing motive power on the line, including operating into New South Wales via the Silverton Tramway.[1]

In December 1896, number 49 was sold to Western Australian timber mill Millar Bros hauling trains around Denmark and Palgarup before being scrapped in 1944. The other seven remained with the SAR until withdrawn in the 1900s with the last lasting until April 1907.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 40/41. ISBN 0 7301 0005 7.

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Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors

Steam locomotives – 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge|

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* A
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* P
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* R/Rx
* S
* 1-3

Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge|

* 300
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* K (narrow)
* T
* Tx
* U
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* X
* Y/Yx
* Z

Diesel locomotives|

* 350
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* 600
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* 800
* 830
* 900
* 930

Railcars|

* Brill
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* 2000
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Electric multiple units|

* 4000

Passenger carriages by class|

* 500/600/700/K
* D type carriages & Cafeteria Car
* E type carriages
* O type carriages
* Overland Steel carriages

Named or significant trains|

* Indian Pacific
* Iron Triangle Limited
* Silver City Limited
* Tea & Sugar
* The Alice
* The Ghan
* The Overland
* Trans-Australian

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