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Preserved 752 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, 2014
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Type and origin | |
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Power type | Steam |
Builder | North British Locomotive Company |
Build date | 1950/51 |
Total produced | 10 |
Specifications | |
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Configuration: |
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• Whyte | 2-8-2 |
Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
Driver dia. | 4 ft 7.75 in (1.42 m) |
Total weight | 124 long tons 65 cwt (285,000 lb or 129.3 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Boiler pressure | 175 psi (1,207 kPa) |
Cylinder size | 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) |
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 27,749 lbf (123.43 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
Numbers | 750-759 |
Preserved | 752 |
Disposition | 1 preserved, 9 scrapped |
The South Australian Railways 750 class was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
With an acute shortage of motive power following World War II, the South Australian Railways were able to purchase 10 Victorian Railways N class locomotives in 1951 which had only been in service for a few months. They replaced Rx class locomotives on branch line services particularly over the light lines in the Murray Mallee radiating from Tailem Bend. Withdrawals began in July 1961 with the last withdrawn in September 1967.
The National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide has preserved 752.