Commonwealth Railways CA class

what is it?

The Commonwealth Railways CA class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH), USA, through Lend-Lease during World War II. The two locomotives in the class, CA78 and CA79, had been built in 1907 and 1905, respectively, by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA, and had been part of NH's G-4a class. They arrived in Australia in August 1943 and were used on the Trans-Australian Railway. CA78 was withdrawn in 1945 and CA79 in 1950.

who runs it

Commonwealth RailwaysNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

base stats

• built 2made in total

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 121 years ago, in 1905.
• 📏18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 7 years (1943–1950).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1905–1907

in service from

1943

retired

1950

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

operators

Commonwealth Railways, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

length

18.9 m

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