Silverton Tramway A class

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Silverton Tramway A class
Silverton A21, NRM, 2014.JPG
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co
Build date1912, 1915
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm)
Total weight59  long tons  2 cwt (132,400 lb or 60 t)
Fuel type Coal
Tender cap.3 long tons 0 cwt (6,700 lb or 3 t)
Boiler pressure185 lbf/in2 (1.28 MPa)
Cylinder size Original: 16.5 in × 20 in (419 mm × 508 mm)
Rebuilt: 16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort Original: 15,801 lbf (70.29 kN)
Rebuilt: 17,381 lbf (77.31 kN)
Factor of adh. 3.52
Career
Operators Silverton Tramway Company
NumbersA18-A21
PreservedA21
Disposition1 preserved, 3 scrapped

The Silverton Tramway A class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Silverton Tramway Company.

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History

The Silverton Tramway Company took delivery of two 4-6-0 locomotives in 1912 from Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester followed by another two in 1915. [1] [2]

They were built with small tenders so as to keep them within the limits imposed by the fifty foot turntables and operated both passenger and freight services on the Silverton Tramway. [1] Between 1924 and 1926, all were fitted with superheaters. [3]

After the arrival of the W class in 1951, they were relegated to trip working between the various mines in Broken Hill. During World War II and again in the 1950s, they were leased to the South Australian Railways for shunting duties at Peterborough. The last was withdrawn in January 1961. [1] [2] [3]

A21 has been preserved at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. [1] [2]

Class list

NumberBuilder's numberYear builtNotes
A1855281912scrapped July 1963
A1955901912scrapped 1953
A2059121915scrapped July 1963
A2159131915preserved at the Mile End Railway Museum October 1965, now on display at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 145–146. ISBN   9781921719011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Steam locomotive A21". National Railway Museum. National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 McNicol, Steve (1981). Silverton Tramway Locomotives. Elizabeth Downs: Railmac Publications. pp. 17/18. ISBN   0-959415-30-0.