South Australian Railways Ga class

The South Australian Railways Ga Class Locomotive was built in 1874 by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company and entered service as No. 3. In November 1881 this locomotive was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 3. On the 16th of December 1899 this locomotive entered service on the South Australian Railways as Ga class No. 157, following the SAR purchasing the Glenelg Railway Company. Ga class No. 157 was rebuilt at Islington Railway Workshops in November 1902 and condemned in May 1915. Seven years later this locomotives was scrapped in 1922.[1][2]

South Australian Railways Ga Class
Glenelg Railway Company No. 3 in Althorpe Place (now named Colley Terrace), Glenelg, South Australia
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Serial number 2213 Build date 1874 Total produced 1 Rebuilder Islington Railway Workshops Rebuild date 1902 Number rebuilt 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0T  • UIC 2′B n2t Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft. 0 in. Loco weight 29 tons Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 16 cwt Water cap 460 gallons Firebox:  • Firegrate area 10.5 square feet Boiler pressure 130 lbs p.s.i. Heating surface:  • Tubes 547 square feet  • Firebox 56 square feet Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 11 in. x 18 in.
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,181 lbs
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class Ga Number in class 1 Numbers 157 Withdrawn 1915 Scrapped 1922 Disposition scrapped

References

1. FLUCK, R. E.; SAMPSON, R.; BIRD, K. J. (1986). STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND RAILCARS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. South Australia: Mile End Railway Museum (S.A.) Inc. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0959 5073 37.
2. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge Ga-class 4-4-0 tank locomotive". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.