South Australian Railways M class (first)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2WT; 0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Length	24 ft 1⁄2 in (7.33 m); 23 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.10 m)
Axle load	8 long tons 3 cwt 2 qr (18,310 lb or 8.31 t); 8 long tons 6 cwt 3 qr (18,680 lb or 8.47 t)
Loco weight	22 long tons 10 cwt 2 qr (50,460 lb or 22.89 t); 22 long tons 8 cwt 3 qr (50,260 lb or 22.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	0 long tons 19 cwt (2,100 lb or 1 t); 0 long tons 16 cwt 3 qr (1,880 lb or 0.85 t)
Water cap.	580 imp gal; (697 US gal; 2,637 L)
Firebox:
• Grate area	8.4 sq ft (0.78 m2)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (900 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	54 sq ft (5.0 m2)
• Tubes	454.4 sq ft (42.22 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	12+1⁄2 in × 16 in; (318 mm × 406 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Avonside Engine Company
Serial number	740-741, 855, 964 & 1020
Build date	1868-1874
Total produced	5
Rebuilder	Islington Railway Workshops
Rebuild date	1887-1915
Number rebuilt	5

South Australian Railways M class (1st)
South Australian Railways M class (1st)
	South Australian Railways M class (1st) No. 43
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Avonside Engine Company
Serial number	740-741, 855, 964 & 1020
Build date	1868-1874
Total produced	5
Rebuilder	Islington Railway Workshops
Rebuild date	1887-1915
Number rebuilt	5
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2WT; 0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 T
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Length	24 ft 1⁄2 in (7.33 m); 23 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.10 m)
Axle load	8 long tons 3 cwt 2 qr (18,310 lb or 8.31 t); 8 long tons 6 cwt 3 qr (18,680 lb or 8.47 t)
Loco weight	22 long tons 10 cwt 2 qr (50,460 lb or 22.89 t); 22 long tons 8 cwt 3 qr (50,260 lb or 22.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	0 long tons 19 cwt (2,100 lb or 1 t); 0 long tons 16 cwt 3 qr (1,880 lb or 0.85 t)
Water cap.	580 imp gal; (697 US gal; 2,637 L)
Firebox:
• Grate area	8.4 sq ft (0.78 m2)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (900 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	54 sq ft (5.0 m2)
• Tubes	454.4 sq ft (42.22 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	12+1⁄2 in × 16 in; (318 mm × 406 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	4,740 lbf (21.1 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Class	M
Number in class	5
Numbers	43-47
Withdrawn	1913-1917
Disposition	All scrapped in 1922

Power typeSteam

Serial number740-741, 855, 964 & 1020

The South Australian Railways M class (1st) locomotives were originally built by the Avonside Engine Company for the Canterbury Provincial Railways in 1868 to 1874. They were later sent to South Australia in 1878 and were first in service on the South Australian Railways between 1880 and 1881.^[1]

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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