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South Australian Railways 600 class (steam)
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Armstrong Whitworth· from 1925· class of 10 Australian 4–6–2 locomotives
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South australian railways 600 class number609: South Australian Railways (Life time: 1972)· Public domain
- 2. SAR 600-class locomotive B-3992: South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 3. 600 Class Locomotive Engine(GN06899): State Government Photographer· CC0
- 4. South Australian Railways 600 class locomotive no 607 hauling freight train, Tailem Bend, 1954 (Doug Colquhoun): Douglas Colquhoun· Public domain
what is it?
The South Australian Railways 600 class was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 101 years ago, in 1925.
- 24.1 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1926–1961).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1925
- in service from
- 1926
- retired
- 1961
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Armstrong Whitworth
- designer
- Alco / USRA, modified by Fred Shea
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
- length
- 24.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7566140, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways 600 class (steam) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.