The South Australian Railways 500 class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways. They were rebuilt as 4-8-4s.
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South Australian Railways 500 Class |
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South Australian Railways 500 Class Locomotive No. 502 "James McGuire", c. 1926 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | As built: 4-8-2 2'D1' 2'2′ With booster:4-8-4 2'D2' 2'2' |
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Gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
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Leading dia. | 33 in (838 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 63 in (1,600 mm) |
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Trailing dia. | 36 in (914 mm) 42 in (1,067 mm) |
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Length | 83 ft 11 in (25,578 mm) (as built) 84 ft 2 in (25,654 mm) (rebuilt) |
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Height | 13 ft 11+1⁄2 in (4,254.5 mm) |
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Axle load | 22 long tons 7 hundredweight 2 quarters (25.06 short tons; 22.73 t) (as built) 222 long tons 3 hundredweight (24.8 short tons; 22.5 t) (rebuilt) |
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Adhesive weight | 88.85 long tons (99.51 short tons; 90.28 t) (as built) 87.20 long tons (97.66 short tons; 88.60 t) (rebuilt) |
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Loco weight | 135.80 long tons (152.10 short tons; 137.98 t) (as built) 143.80 long tons (49.06 short tons; 44.50 t) (rebuilt) |
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Tender weight | 85.15 long tons (95.37 short tons; 86.52 t) (as built) 78.80 long tons (88.26 short tons; 80.06 t) (rebuilt) |
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Total weight | 218 long tons 13 hundredweight (244.9 short tons; 222.2 t) (as built) 222 long tons 6 hundredweight (249.0 short tons; 225.9 t) (rebuilt) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 12 long tons (13 short tons; 12 t) (as built) 11 long tons (12 short tons; 11 t) (rebuilt) |
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Water cap. | 8,300 imperial gallons (10,000 US gal; 38,000 L) as built (Water capacity reduced to 7,100 imperial gallons (8,500 US gal; 32,000 L) in 1930) 7,000 imperial gallons (8,400 US gal; 32,000 L) (rebuilt) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 66.6 sq ft (6.19 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1,379 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 395 sq ft (36.7 m2) |
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• Tubes and flues | 3,253 sq ft (302.2 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Heating area | 835 sq ft (77.6 m2) |
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Cylinders | 2 |
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Cylinder size | 26 in × 28 in (660 mm × 711 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts valve gear |
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Valve type | Piston |
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Career |
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Operators | South Australian Railways |
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Class | 500 |
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Number in class | 10 |
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Numbers | 500-509 |
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First run | 22/5/1926 |
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Last run | 11/5/1963 |
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Withdrawn | 1958-1963 |
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Preserved | 504 |
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Scrapped | 1961-1965 |
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Disposition | 1 preserved, 9 scrapped |
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