South Australian Railways Ge class

The South Australian Railways Ge Class locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the Glenelg Railway Company in 1897, entering service as numbers 11 and 12. They entered service on the South Australian Railways (SAR) as Ge Class Nos. 165 and 166 on 16 December 1899 following the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company. No. 166 was condemned on the 8th of April 1929, followed by No. 165 on 4 June 1935. They were both eventually scrapped.[1][2]

South Australian Railways Ge Class
South Australian Railways Ge Class No. 165
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock and Company
Serial number3873 & 3874
Build date1897
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0T
 • UIC2'B T
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Length25 ft 7 in (7.80 m)
Axle load10 long tons 11 cwt (23,600 lb or 10.7 t)
Loco weight28 long tons 18 cwt (64,700 lb or 29.4 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0 long tons 16 cwt (1,800 lb or 0.8 t)
Water cap.460 imp gal
(552 US gal; 2,091 L)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		10.5 sq ft (0.98 m2)
Boiler pressure140 psi (965 kPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		547 sq ft (50.8 m2)
 • Firebox56 sq ft (5.2 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,814 lbf (34.76 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouth Australian Railways
ClassGe
Number in class2
Numbers165 & 166
Withdrawn1929-1935
Dispositionall scrapped

References
  1. Fluck, R. E.; Sampson, R.; Bird, K. J. (1986). Steam locomotives and railcars of the South Australian Railways. South Australia: Mile End Railway Museum (S.A.) Inc. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0959 5073 37.
  2. Drymalik, Chris. "Broad Gauge Ge-class 4-4-0 tank locomotives". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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