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South Australian Railways F class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Avonside Engine Company· from 1869· class of 2 Australian 4-4-0T locomotives
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South Australian Railways F Class (1st) No. 21: Buckland· Public domain
- 2. South Australian Railways (First) F Class Locomotive No. 21: Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The two 4-4-0T steam locomotives that together comprised the first South Australian Railways F class were built in England in 1869 by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol. No. 21 entered service on the South Australian Railways in September 1869; no.
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 157 years ago, in 1869.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 23 years (1869–1892).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1869
- in service from
- 1869
- retired
- 1892
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Avonside Engine Company
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 30.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66034325, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways F class (1869) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.