South Australian Railways 0-6-4 Locomotives in Australia
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class K (Locobase 5680)
Data from Douglas Colquhoun's entries presented in the Australian national railway museum site: [
] (visited 14 October 2003).
Unusual wheel arrangement with a relatively low percentage of the total weight on the drivers for the type. The first 3 (works # 1824-6) went into service in February 1879. 37 (works 1851) followed 9 months later, and 42 (works 1936) landed 13 months after that. Three more (works 2246-48) arrived in February 1883, 3 more (2305-7) in October 1883, and the last 6 were built as a sextet (works 2530-2535) but delivered in two batches in November 1884 and February 1885.
One of Colquhoun's numbers seems out of sequence. He credits locomotive 60 with works 2124, yet it arrived considerably later than the others in June 1887.
Most were rebuilt early in their careers and all lasted until 1936 in most instances although 4 stayed in service for 20 more years.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | K |
| Locobase ID | 5680 |
| Railroad | South Australian Railways |
| Country | Australia |
| Whyte | 0-6-4T |
| Number in Class | 18 |
| Road Numbers | 34-37, 42, 57-69 |
| Gauge | 5'3" |
| Number Built | 18 |
| Builder | Beyer, Peacock |
| Year | 1879 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10.25 / 3.12 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.50 / 6.86 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.46 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 22.50 / 6.86 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 19,936 / 9043 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 58,576 / 26,570 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 96,208 / 43,639 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1272 / 4.82 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.10 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 33 / 16.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 48 / 1219 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16.5" x 20" / 419x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 12,535 / 5685.79 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.67 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 89.40 / 8.31 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 15 / 1.39 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 920 / 85.50 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 920 / 85.50 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 185.87 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1950 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1950 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 11,622 |
| Power L1 | 2872 |
| Power MT | 324.28 |