South Australian Railways Ge class

The South Australian Railways Ge Class Locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the Glenelg Railway Company in 1897. They entered service as numbers 11 and 12. On the 16th of December 1899 they entered service on the South Australian Railways after the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company in 1899. The SAR classed these locomotives a Ge and numbered them 165 and 166. Ge class No. 166 was condemned on the 8th of April 1929 and Ge class No. 165 was condemned on the 4th of June 1935. They were both eventually scrapped.[1][2]

South Australian Railways Ge Class
South Australian Railways Ge Class No. 165
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock and Company Serial number 3873 & 3874 Build date 1897 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. Length 25 ft. 7 in. Axle load 10 tons 11 cwt Loco weight 28 tons 18 cwt Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 16 cwt Water cap 460 gallons Firebox:  • Firegrate area 10.5 square feet Boiler pressure 140 lbs p.s.i. Heating surface:  • Tubes 547 square feet  • Firebox 56 square feet Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 13 in. x 18 in.
Performance figures Tractive effort 7,814 lbs
Career Operators South Australian Railways Class Ge Number in class 2 Numbers 165 & 166 Withdrawn 1929-1935 Disposition all scrapped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 Ge-class 4-4-0 tank locomotives". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.