South Australian Railways B class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0 (as built); 2-4-0T (after rebuild)
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Driver dia.	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Height	12 ft 3 in (3,733.8 mm)
Axle load	12 long tons 9 cwt (27,900 lb or 12.6 t)
Loco weight	33 long tons 0 cwt (73,900 lb or 33.5 t)
Fuel type	Coal
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)
Water cap.	1,060 imp gal; (1,273 US gal; 4,819 L) (Tender); 500 imp gal; (600 US gal; 2,273 L) (Tank)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (896 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	66 sq ft (6.1 m2)
• Tubes	728 sq ft (67.6 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Build date	1856
Total produced	2
Rebuild date	B 4 (1875 & 1892); B 7 (1876 & 1887)

South Australian Railways B class
South Australian Railways B class
	The first locomotive manufactured at the Government Railway workshops, Adelaide, S.A. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145876288/view
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Build date	1856
Total produced	2
Rebuild date	B 4 (1875 & 1892); B 7 (1876 & 1887)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0 (as built); 2-4-0T (after rebuild)
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Driver dia.	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Height	12 ft 3 in (3,733.8 mm)
Axle load	12 long tons 9 cwt (27,900 lb or 12.6 t)
Loco weight	33 long tons 0 cwt (73,900 lb or 33.5 t)
Fuel type	Coal
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)
Water cap.	1,060 imp gal; (1,273 US gal; 4,819 L) (Tender); 500 imp gal; (600 US gal; 2,273 L) (Tank)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (896 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	66 sq ft (6.1 m2)
• Tubes	728 sq ft (67.6 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	6,562 lbf (29.19 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Class	B
Numbers	4, 7
Withdrawn	1935, 1938
Disposition	Both scrapped

Power typeSteam

Build date1856

The South Australian Railways B class was a class of 2-4-0 T steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.

Number	Date in Service	Date Condemned
4	November 1856	April 1938
7	March 1858	July 1935

v t e Locomotives and rolling stock of the South Australian Railways and successors
Steam locomotives – 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge	500 520 600 620 700 710 720 740 750 A B C D E F (1st) F (2nd) G Ga Gb Gc Gd Ge H I (1st) I (2nd) J K (broad) L M (1st) M (2nd) N O (1st) O (2nd) P Q R/Rx S 1-3
Steam locomotives – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge	300 400 K (narrow) T Tx U V W/Wx X Y/Yx Z
Diesel locomotives	350 500 600 700 800 830 900 930
Railcars	Brill Bluebird Redhen 2000 3000
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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