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South Australian Railways H class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1870· class of 9 Australian 4-4-0 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. South Australian Railways H Class No. 27: Not listed· Public domain
- 2. South Australian Railways 'H' class steam locomotive No. 3 (GN13478A, cropped): South Australian Railways photographer· Public domain
- 3. South Australian Railways H class locomotive and builder's photos of D class boxcar: South Australian Railways photographer (locomotive); American Car and Foundry Company photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The South Australian Railways H class locomotives were built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1870 for the South Australian Railways. The first of three numbered 25, 26 and 27 were all in service by June 1871. After being a well received class, two more locomotives (Nos.
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 156 years ago, in 1870.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 59 years (1871–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1870–1877
- in service from
- 1871
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company
- operators
- South Australian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 13.4 m
- weight
- 43.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66038300, Wikipedia: South Australian Railways H class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.