South Australian Railways P class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co (6); James Martin & Co (14)
Serial number	BP: 2401-2404, 2528-2529; JM: 52-55, 57-66
Build date	1884-1893
Total produced	20

South Australian Railways P class
South Australian Railways P class
	P71 at Mile End in 1952
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co (6); James Martin & Co (14)
Serial number	BP: 2401-2404, 2528-2529; JM: 52-55, 57-66
Build date	1884-1893
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T (1′B)
Gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Length	28 ft 5 in (8,661 mm)
Height	12 ft 0 in (3,657.6 mm)
Axle load	12 long tons 14 cwt (28,400 lb or 12.9 t)
Adhesive weight	24.55 long tons 0 cwt (55,000 lb or 24.9 t)
Loco weight	33.7 long tons (37.7 short tons; 34.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1.5 long tons (1.7 short tons; 1.5 t)
Water cap.	600 imp gal (720 US gal; 2,700 L)
Firebox:
• Grate area	14.67 sq ft (1.363 m2)
Boiler pressure	145 psi (1,000 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	187.49 sq ft (17.418 m2)
• Tubes	1,847.49 sq ft (171.637 m2)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	16 in × 0 in (406 mm × 0 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Piston
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	10,517 lbf (46.78 kN)
Factor of adh.	5.23
Operators
Career
Operators	South Australian Railways
Class	P
Number in class	20
Numbers	P21, P22, P70-P75, P115-P126
First run	29/08/1884
Withdrawn	1929-1957
Preserved	P117
Scrapped	1929-1960
Disposition	1 preserved, 19 scrapped

Power typeSteam

Serial numberBP: 2401-2404, 2528-2529
JM: 52-55, 57-66

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

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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