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South Australian Railways Y class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1885· class of 129 Australian narrow-gauge 2-6-0 locomotives

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. South Australian Railways Y class locomotive no 179, 1898 (HTSA GN06849): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
2. Builder's photo of South Australian Railways Y class locomotive no. 179 -- front cropped off (HTSA GN06746): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
3. South Australian Railways Y class loco and goods train at Bopeechee, Central Australia Railway, ca 1900 (SLSA B-27997): Unknown photographer Unknown photographer· Public domain
4. South Australian Railways Y class locomotive no 179 -- builder's photo (HTSA GN07234 modified): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
5. South Australian Railways Y class locomotive no 179 -- untouched builder's photo (HTSA GN07234): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
6. Ex-Commonwealth Railways steam locomotive NFB88 (formerly SAR Y135) with Aboriginal art on side, Katherine, Northern Territory: Reinhard Dietrich· Public domain
7. Old Steam Engine Katherine - panoramio (1): Lobster1· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South Australian Railways Y class was a class of narrow gauge steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.

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.

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

built: 1885–1898
status: preserved
number built: 129
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: Beyer, Peacock and Company, Islington Railway Workshops, James Martin and Company
operators: South Australian Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-0
length: 11.9 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.