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F 255 National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide |
F 255 displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide on 20 July 2002.
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The handsome & well proportioned F-class 4-6-2T locomotives were designed for suburban passenger trains around Adelaide, displacing the earlier P-class 2-4-0T locomotives on these duties. With a saturated steam boiler and 5' 3" driving wheels, the F-class engines were capable of 60 mph as they raced around the Adelaide suburbs. Class leader F 167 was built by the South Australian Railways at Islington Workshops in 1902, with the class growing to 44 units by 1922 with further batches supplied by James Martin & Co, Gawler (12 units), S.A.R. Islington Workshops (21 additional units) and Perry Engineering (10 units). The F-class were displaced by the "Redhen" Diesel Multiple Units from the 1950's onwards. Some remained in shunting and trip working until the final class member was condemned by the South Australian Railways in 1969. Preserved locomotive F 255 was the last built of 44 class members, being completed by Perry Engineering, Adelaide in 1922. Following withdrawal from South Australian Railways service it entered the Mile End Railway Museum in April 1967. Together with other Mile End exhibits, F 255 was transferred to the new Port Dock Station Museum (now the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide) in 1988 where it is displayed as a static exhibit. |
References
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Fluck R. E., Sampson R., & Bird K. J. 'Steam locomotives and Railcars of the South Australian Railways', published by The Mile End Railway Museum (SA) Inc, 1986. |
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