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South Australian Railways 620 class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Islington Railway Workshops· from 1936· class of 10 Australian 4-6-2 locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620, named 'Sir Winston Dugan' (SLSA B-7264): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 2. South Australian Railways 620 Class Locomotive No. 620 "Sir Winston Dugan". 1936. State Library of South Australia B 7264: South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 3. Backhead of South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive (SLSA B 67078): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 4. SAR 700 class, 620 class locos, machine gun carriers Islington Works erecting shop: South Australian Government Photolithographer· Public domain
- 5. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620 -- front view builder's photo (GN07135): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 6. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620 emitting steam in mist (GN11940): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 7. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620 hauling the Centenary Train in the Adelaide Hills (GN13460) (cropped): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 8. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620 hauling the Centenary Train in the Adelaide Hills (GN13460): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 9. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 620 side-on builder's photo (GN07134): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 10. South Australian Railways 620 class locomotive no 624 (builder's photo)(GN07044): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The South Australian Railways 620 class is a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 33 years (1936–1969).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1936–1938
- in service from
- 1936
- retired
- 1969
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Islington Railway Workshops
- designer
- Fred Shea
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2 2′C1′ 2′2′
- length
- 21 m
- weight
- 82.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7566143, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways 620 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.