South Australian Railways T class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-0
Gauge	1067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Driver dia.	3 ft 7 in (1092 mm)
Length	52 ft 11 in (16.129 m)
Height	11 ft 7+1⁄4 in (3.537 m)
Total weight	78 long tons 8 cwt (175,600 lb or 79.7 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	8 long tons 0 cwt (17,900 lb or 8.1 t)
Water cap.	2,500 imp gal; (11,000 L; 3,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	109 sq ft (10.1 m2)
Boiler pressure	185 psi (1,276 kPa)
Heating surface	939 sq ft (87.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
Cylinders	2 outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 22 in; (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Piston

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Islington Workshops; James Martin & Co; Walkers Limited
Build date	1903–1917
Total produced	78

South Australian Railways T class
South Australian Railways T class
	T251 at Jamestown in 1967
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Islington Workshops; James Martin & Co; Walkers Limited
Build date	1903–1917
Total produced	78
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-0
Gauge	1067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Driver dia.	3 ft 7 in (1092 mm)
Length	52 ft 11 in (16.129 m)
Height	11 ft 7+1⁄4 in (3.537 m)
Total weight	78 long tons 8 cwt (175,600 lb or 79.7 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	8 long tons 0 cwt (17,900 lb or 8.1 t)
Water cap.	2,500 imp gal; (11,000 L; 3,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	109 sq ft (10.1 m2)
Boiler pressure	185 psi (1,276 kPa)
Heating surface	939 sq ft (87.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
Cylinders	2 outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 22 in; (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Piston
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,904 lbf (97.43 kN)
Factor of adh.	3.54
Operators
Career
Operators	South Australian Railways and Tasmanian Government Railways
Class	T and Tx
Number in class	78
Numbers	T23–T24, T44–T48, T50-T51, T180-T186, T197–T258
First run	13 February 1903
Last run	1970
Preserved	T181, T186, T199, T224, T251, T253
Disposition	6 preserved, 72 scrapped

The South Australian Railways T class was a class of seventy-eight 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge 4-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways. Several were sold to the Tasmanian Government Railways; some others operated on the Commonwealth Railways. Four were converted to operate on 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad-gauge lines.