South Australian Railways Gb class

The South Australian Railways Gb Class Locomotives entered service with the South Australian Railways on the 16th of December 1899 following the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company by the SAR. These locomotives were built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1874 and 1878. The locomotive built in 1874 enter service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company as No. 4. No. 4 was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company in November 1881 and became their No. 4. The locomotive built in 1878 entered service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company as No. 5, it was then sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 5. They were classed Gb when the SAR purchased the Glenelg Railway Company in 1899 and got renumbered 158 and 159. No. 158 was condemned as of the 12th of December 1904. No. 159 on the other hand a longer career being withdrawn on the 21st of February 1916, then being condemned in December 1921 and ultimately scrapped in 1922.[1][2]

South Australian Railways Gb Class
South Australian Railways Gb Class No. 159
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Serial number 2219 & 2327 Build date 1874 & 1878 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 tank  • UIC 2'B T Gauge 5'3" Broad Gauge Driver dia. 4 ft. 0 in. Loco weight 25 tons 10 cwt Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 16 cwt Water cap 460 gallons Firebox:  • Firegrate area 10.5 square feet Boiler pressure 145 lbs p.s.i. Heating surface:  • Tubes 547 square feet  • Firebox 56 square feet Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 12 in. x 18 in.
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,814 lbs
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class Gb Number in class 2 Numbers 158 & 159 Withdrawn 1904-1916 Scrapped 1904-1922 Disposition all scrapped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 Gb-class 4-4-0 tank locomotives". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.