South Australian Railways Y class
South Australian Railways Y / Yx class | |
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Build date | 1885–1898 |
Total produced | 129 |
Specifications | |
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Configuration: | |
• Whyte | 2-6-0 |
Gauge | 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Length | 39 ft 3 in (11,963 mm) |
Height | 11 ft 6+1⁄4 in (3512 mm) |
Total weight | 47 long tons 15 cwt (107,000 lb; 48.5 t) 47 long tons 15 cwt (53.5 short tons) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 4 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 pressure | 145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa) |
Cylinders | 2 outside |
Cylinder size | 14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm) |
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 13,289 lbf (59.11 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | South Australian Railways and others |
Class | Y and Yx |
Numbers | Y22, Y38, Y43, Y49, Y57-Y106, Y1108-Y142, Y147-Y179, Y195 |
Preserved | Y12, Y71, Y82, Yx86, Y97, Y109, Yx135, Yx141, Yx176 |
Disposition | 9 preserved, 121 scrapped |
The South Australian Railways Y class was a class of narrow gauge steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
History
The Y class were numerically the largest class of steam locomotive operated by the
They were part of what became almost an Australian 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) standard, as locomotives of similar design served in large numbers as the Silverton Tramway Y class, Tasmanian Government Railways C class and Western Australian Government Railways G class, and also in Queensland and on the Emu Bay Railway and North Australia Railway.[3]
Some were sold for further service to railway construction companies while others saw further service on the timber railway lines of Western Australia. During World War II, 18 were sold to the Commonwealth Railways for use on the North Australia Railway as the Nfb class. Seven of these were sold in 1948 to the Tasmanian Government Railways, but only four entered service (as F1–F4).[2][4]
Preserved locomotives
As of 2022[update], there were 10 preserved Y and Yx class locomotives (of which Yx141 was operational), as follows:
Number | System | Owner or custodian | Location (as of 2022[update]) |
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Y1 | Silverton Tramway Company | Sulphide Street Railway and Historical Museum | Broken Hill, NSW[5][6] |
Y12 | Silverton Tramway Company | National Railway Museum | Port Adelaide, SA[7] |
Y71 | SAR then West Australian Jarrah Forest Co. | South-West Rail & Heritage Centre | Boyanup, WA[8][failed verification] |
Y82 | SAR | District Council of Peterborough | Peterborough, SA[9] |
Yx86 | SAR then Victorian Construction Co. then Bunnings Bros |
The Railway Museum | Bassendean, WA[10] |
Y97 | SAR | National Railway Museum | Port Adelaide, SA[3] |
Y109 | SAR then a Western Australian timber company | Manjimup Heritage Park | Manjimup, WA[11][12] |
Yx135 / NFB88 | SAR then Commonwealth Railways (on North Australia Railway as NFB88) | Old Katherine Railway Station (National Trust) | Katherine, NT[13] |
Yx141 | SAR | Pichi Richi Railway | Quorn, SA[14] |
Yx176 | SAR then Bunning Bros | Yarloop Workshops | Yarloop, WA[15] |
References
- ISBN 086417778X.
- ^ ISBN 9781921719011.
- ^ a b "Locomotive Y97". National Railway Museum. National Railway Museum. 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ISSN 1449-6291.
- ^ "Sulphide Street Railway and Historical Museum". Broken Hill City Council. 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ISBN 0 959415 30 0.
- ^ "Steam locomotive Y12". National Railway Museum. National Railway Museum Inc. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Y71". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Y82". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Y86". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Y109". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Rail relics". Manjimup Heritage Park. Shire of Manjimup. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "NFB88". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Yx141". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Yx176". Australian Steam. [Publisher not stated]. 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
Media related to South Australian Railways Y class locomotives at Wikimedia Commons