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South Australian Railways 720 class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Islington Railway Workshops· from 1930· class of 17 Australian 2-8-4 locomotives

6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. South Australian Railways 724, North Adelaide, South Australia, 1952.: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
2. South Australian Railways 720 class 2-8-4 steam locomotive (builder's photo) cropped: South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
3. South Australian Railways 720 class 2-8-4 steam locomotive (builder's photo) dark original: South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
4. South Australian Railways 720 class locomotive no 722 with Terowie-bound stock train, 21 Jul 1954 (RStewien, NRM 215-1237-s1193) -- cropped: Ron Stewien. When re-used, please attribute as: Photographer: Ron Stewien. By courtesy of the National Railway Museum , Australia.· Public domain
5. South Australian Railways 720 class locomotive no 731 heads fast freight at Mile End for Terowie, March 1953 (SLSA B 58892-225): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
6. South Australian Railways 720 class locomotive no. 725 in same livery as upgraded 500 class(HTSA GN06814): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain

what is it?

The South Australian Railways 720 class was a class of 2-8-4 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.

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