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South Australian Railways Gc class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1879· class of 1 Australian 4-4-0T locomotive
what is it?
The South Australian Railways Gc class locomotive was built by Robert Stephenson and Company and entered service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway in 1879. In November 1881, the locomotive was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became their No. 6.
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 147 years ago, in 1879.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 26 years (1879–1905).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1879
- in service from
- 1879
- retired
- 1905
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company
- operators
- South Australian Railways, Glenelg Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 24 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66037205, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways Gc class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.