South Australian Railways K class (narrow gauge)

what is it?

The South Australian Railways K class (narrow gauge) comprised a single locomotive. The design, by South Australian Railways Locomotive Engineer William Thow, was very similar to that of the broad-gauge K class, but it was smaller and lighter. It was allocated number 52 within the sequence allocated to the larger locomotives.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 32.5 tin working order
• built 1made 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 143 years ago, in 1883.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 54 years (1884–1938).

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

spec sheet

built

1883

in service from

1884

retired

1938

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Dübs and Company

designer

William Thow

operators

South Australian Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-4T

weight

32.5 t

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