#0447
South Australian Railways Gd class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1880· class of 2 Australian 0-4-4WT locomotives
what is it?
The South Australian Railways Gd class locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for service on the Holdfast Bay railway line in 1880. They were numbered 4 and 5. In November 1881, both engines were sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their number 9 and 10.
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 146 years ago, in 1880.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 45 years (1880–1925).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1880
- in service from
- 1880
- retired
- 1925
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- South Australian Railways, Glenelg Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-4 well tank
- length
- 8.8 m
- weight
- 32.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66037718, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways Gd class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.