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South Australian Railways F class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Islington Railway Workshops· from 1902· class of 43 broad-gauge 4-6-2T locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South Australian Railways F240 1952: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. South Australian Railways F class loco and 850 class cars, F loco and end-loading cars: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. South Australian Railways F class locomotive no. 238 on local train from Belair at Clapham, 13 Mar 1953 (NRM 1-1-04659): Unknown photographer Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 4. South Australian Railways F class loco 243 hauls 850 class cars (NRM ABX09701) cropped: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 5. South Australian Railways F class loco 252 crossing Military Road ex Grange 2nd station, March 1956 (Ron Stewien, NRM 215-1237-sb2467): Ron Stewien· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. South Australian Railways F class locomotive no. 238 on local train from Belair at Clapham, 13 Mar 1953 (NRM 1-1-04659) (cropped): Unknown photographer Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 7. Train no 245 (15182312421): Gawler History· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Tweny-third street train no 45 a 8sep2014 pb850 (14998761298): Gawler History· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. SAR F251 Mount Barker 23 May 2021: Redhen334· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide in April 2026 - 067: Yu Chu Chin· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The South Australian Railways F class is a class of 4-6-2T 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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- 12.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 67 years (1902–1969).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902–1922
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1969
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 43
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Islington Railway Workshops, James Martin and Company, Perry Engineering
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2T 1'C2'
- length
- 12.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18379699, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways F class (1902) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.