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South Australian Railways C class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1856· class of 3 Australian 2-4-0 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South Australian Railways C Class No. 6: Lionel Kingsborough· Public domain
- 2. South Australian Railways C class and first I class steam locomotives (two photos on one print): Upper: South Australian Railways photographer. Lower: Neilson and Company.· Public domain
- 3. South Australian Railways C class steam locomotive number 6 (HTSA GN13486): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The South Australian Railways C class locomotives were built by the Robert Stephenson and Company for the South Australian Railways in 1856. The first locomotive (no. 5) was in service by November 1856; the second (no.
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 170 years ago, in 1856.
- 12.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 70 years (1856–1926).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1856
- in service from
- 1856
- retired
- 1926
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- length
- 12.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66033628, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways C class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.