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NFB 43 to 49, 51, 88 to 97

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Locomotives in the "NFB" class were obtained in two group, all being ex South Australian Railways "Yx" class. The first group (43 to 49, 51) were obtained from Port Lincoln in 1941-42. The others (88 to 97) were obtained in 1942 to help with the hugh increase in war time traffic.

On 8.8.1941 the purchase of four "Yx" class engines from the South Australian Railways was arranged, with the option for an additional two at a later date. The engines were located on the Port Lincoln Division and were to be shipped direct to Fremantle, then up the west coast to Darwin. The first two engines were shipped on 5.9.1941 direct to Fremantle. The next two were forwarded to Fremantle on 15.11.1941 by way of Adelaide.

In January 1942, two more "Yx" class engines were purchased. These engines, "Yx 126" and "Yx 138" were shipped from Port Lincoln to Adelaide and then forwarded to Fremantle. Before despatch from Fremantle the first air raid on Darwin occurred, closing the western route and forcing all shipping to proceed by Sydney. No definite advice was obtained regarding the movements of the ship containing "Yx 126" and "Yx 138" so it was decided to transfer another two "Yx" class engines from Port Lincoln. These were shipped direct to Port Augusta and then overland to Darwin.

In the meantime the two missing engines had turned up and been unloaded in Sydney. They were then broken down into parts and shipped overland to Darwin.

By July 1943 it was obvious that further locomotive power was required on the North Australia Railway, so approaches were made to the South Australian Railways who advised that a further 11 "Yx" class locomotives could be purchased if required. The Department of Army also advised in Ocotober 1943 that they expected traffic on the North Australia Railway to increase by 66% over the previous year's mileage, which would have resulted in a severe shortage of locomotive power. To handle the increased workload an estimated 26 engines would be required to the North Australia Railway. At that time only 24 engines were in service, but as most required overhaul, it was decided to purchase the additional "Yx" class engines offered.

After some investigation it was decided that the most effective method of transferring "NFB 88 to 97" was to dismantle the engines at the South Australian Railways Workshops at Islington, and freight them to Alice Springs for transfer to road vehicles for overland transport to the North Australia Railway railhead at Larrimah. The question of the haulage of the locomotives dead to Alice Springs has also been examined, but this was considered unsuitable as it involved the sending of mechanical staff to Alice Springs to await the arrival of the engines. By being dismantled at Islington it also gave the South Australian Railways a chance to do any reconditioning required work on the engines before dispatch.

Originally 11 locomotives were required, but in October 1944, following advice from the Department of the Army that traffic on the North Australia Railway would decrease, the Commonwealth Railways informed the the South Australian Railways that the eleventh locomotive, then being reconditioned at the Islington Workshops, would not be required.

Engines "NFB 43" to "59" and "51" all appear to have run under their South Australian Railways codes until the North Australia Railway recoding of all rollingstock in 1943 when the allotted Commonwealth Railways classifications were applied. Some of these engines were actually shipped before being officially sold. Most likely this is due to Commonwealth initially intending to hire the engines rather than purchase them outright.

Class: NFB

Builder: James Martin, Gawler S.A.
South Australian Railways, Islington Workshops

Introduced: 1941

Number in Class: 18

Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-0

Driving Wheel Diameter: 3 ft. 3 in.

Cylinders: Number: 2

Position on frame: Outside

Diameter x stroke: 14½ in. x 20 in.

Valve Gear: Stephenson

Heating Surface: Tubes: 730 square feet

Firebox: 76.2 square feet

Grate Area: 13.67 square feet

Boiler Pressure: 185 lbs

Tractive Effort: 16,955 lbs

Coal Capacity: 4 tons 10 cwt

Water Capacity: 1600 gallons

Weight in Working Order: 49 tons 19 cwt

Maximum Axle Load: 8 tons

Overall Length 39 ft. 3 in.

NFB 43

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

19.3.1891 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 116". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.15.

16.11.1923 Rebuilt to "Yx".

5.9.1941 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.2500.

5.9.1941 Shipped to Fremantle aboard SS Allara.

10.10.1941 Transhipped to MV Koolama.

23.10.1941 Arrived at Darwin.

11.1941 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 116".

1943 Recoded "NFB 43".

9.1948 Written off

3.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways to become "F3".

1.8.1962 Withdrawn.

NFB 44

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

17.12.1896 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 166". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.143.

4.5.1909 Rebuilt to "Yx".

5.9.1941 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1950.

5.9.1941 Shipped to Fremantle aboard SS Allara.

10.10.1941 Transhipped to MV Koolama.

23.10.1941 Arrived at Darwin.

11.1941 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 166".

1943 Recoded "NFB 44".

1948 Written off.

3.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways as spare parts for "F" class engines.

NFB 45

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

9.9.1898 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 178". Built by the South Australia Railways Workshops, builders No.2.

7.7.1910 Rebuilt to "Yx".

25.9.1941 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1700.

25.9.1941 Shipped to Adelaide aboard MV Moonta, transhipped to SS Eidsvold.

15.11.1941 Dispatched ex Fremantle.

28.11.1941 Arrived at Darwin.

14.1.1942 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 178".

1943 Recoded "NFB 45".

by 1945 Out of service.

1948 Written off.

1954 Observed at Quorn derelict.

1955 Scrapped.

NFB 46

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

7.9.1897 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 156". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.160. This is the second "Y 156" as the first was sold to the Western Australian Government Railways in June 1896 and eventually became "NFC 66".

9.3.1910 Rebuilt to "Yx".

25.9.1941 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2550.

25.9.1941 Shipped to Adelaide aboard MV Moonta, transhipped to SS Eidsvold.

15.11.1941 Dispatched ex Fremantle.

28.11.1941 Arrived at Darwin.

14.1.1942 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 156".

1943 Recoded "NFB 46".

1948 Written off.

3.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways as spare parts for "F" class engines.

NFB 47

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

24.9.1891 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 126". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.25.

15.8.1922 Rebuilt to "Yx".

5.2.1942 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2400.

5.2.1942 Shipped to Adelaide by the MV Moonta, transhipped to Kaituna which sailed for Fremantle 9.2.1942.

19.3.1942 Shipped ex Fremantle for Sydney then by rail to and road reaching Larrimah 30.5.1942.

1942 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 126".

1943 Recoded "NFB 47".

by 21.8.1945 Out of service.

1949 Shipped to Central Australia Railway.

7.1952 Written off

1957 Sold as scrap at Quorn.

NFB 48

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

7.11.1892 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 138". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.40.

2.11.1923 Rebuilt to "Yx".

5.2.1942 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2400.

5.2.1942 Shipped to Adelaide by the MV Moonta, transhipped to Kaituna which sailed for Fremantle 9.2.1942.

19.3.1942 Shipped ex Fremantle for Sydney then by rail to and road reaching Larrimah 30.5.1942.

1942 Entered service North Australia Railway the same year as "Yx 138".

1943 Recoded "NFB 48".

1948 Written off.

23.5.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways to become engine "F4".

2.5.1958 Withdrawn.

NFB 49

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

23.7.1892 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 132". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.34.

5.5.1916 Rebuilt to "Yx".

29.3.1942 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1800.

6.6.1942 Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 132".

1943 Recoded "NFB 49".

1948 Written off.

1949 Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.

23.10.1958 Sold as scrap Port Augusta.

NFB 51

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

31.10.1896 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 160". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.141.

5.10.1916 Rebuilt to "Yx".

29.3.1942 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2500.

22.5.1942 Entered service Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway, as "Yx 160", records show it as having been reserved classification "NFB 50" but this appears to have been changed to "NFB 51" when reclassified in 1943. Most likely reason for this is that road number "50" had already been issued to "NMA 50".

1943 Recoded "NFB 51".

1949 Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.

5.1951 Written off.

NFB 88

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

20.9.1892 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 135". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.37.

4.4.1919 Rebuilt to "Yx".

29.10.1943 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington on for £.500.

19.11.1943 Left Alice Spring.

10.12.1943 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 88".

22.5.1950 Converted to burn oil.

1952 Written off.

- Sold to a private buyer at Katherine who failed to take delivery.

1981 Moved to Rundle Park, Katherine (with tender from "NFB 91").

NFB 89

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

24.6.1897 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 154". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.158. This is the second "Y 154" as the first was sold to Western Australian Government Railway.

23.3.1910 Rebuilt to "Yx".

23.12.1943 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington on for £.500.

11.1.1944 Left Alice Springs.

1.2.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 89".

1949 Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.

5.1951 Written off.

1.5.1959 Sold for scrap at Port Augusta.

NFB 90

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

12.5.1891 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 119". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.18.

4.9.1923 Rebuilt to "Yx".

18.2.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Peterborough for £.500.

7.3.1944 Left Alice Springs.

2.4.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 90".

30.9.1950 Converted to oil burner.

1955 Written off.

1964 Sold to NA Stevedoring Co, Darwin for scrapping.

NFB 91

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

13.7.1891 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 121". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.20.

27.7.1920 Rebuilt to "Yx".

3.2.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.

9.3.1944 Left Alice Springs.

26.3.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 91".

1948 Withdrawn.

3.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways and used as spare parts.

NFB 92

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

6.10.1891. Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 127". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.26.

3.8.1920 Rebuilt to "Yx".

1.2.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Peterborough for £.500.

17.3.1944 Left Alice Springs.

21.4.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 92".

13.6.1951 Converted to burn oil.

1952 Written off.

1959 Scrapped.

NFB 93

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

27.10.1897 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No"Y 38".. Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.164.

14.4.1910 Rebuilt to "Yx".

10.3.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.

12.4.1944 Left Alice Springs.

3.5.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 93".

1952 Written off.

1.1959 Reported derelict at Katherine.

NFB 94

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

30.5.1890 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 108". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.7.

30.10.1915 Rebuilt to "Yx".

6.4.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.

14.5.1944 Left Alice Springs.

26.6.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 94".
1948 Sold to Tasmanian Railways and became "F 2".

7.8.1956 Withdrawn.

NFB 95

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

31.3.1897 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 169". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.146.

9.5.1906 Rebuilt to "Yx".

5.5.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.

24.5.1944 Left Alice Springs.

8.7.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 95".

15.4.1950 Converted to oil burner.

4.1953 Withdrawn.

1959 Scrapped.

NFB 96

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

29.4.1892 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 117". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.28.

1.9.1919 Rebuilt to "Yx".

10.6.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.

27.6.1944 Left Alice Springs.

17.8.1944 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 96".

1948 Written off.

21.2.1949 Sold to Tasmanian Railways and become "F1".

18.5.1956 To Emu Bay Railway as No.19.

8.1963 Last run.

NFB 97

Steam locomotive with 2-6-0 wheel arrangement, ex "Yx" class otained from the South Australian Railways. It was built by James Martin.

1.12.1892 Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 140". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.42.

25.4.1913 Rebuilt to "Yx".

21.8.1944 Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islingtonfor £.500.

18.9.1944 Left Alice Springs.

19.1.1945 Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 97".
6.1958 Last used.

1964 Sold in to NA Stevedoring Co, Darwin for scraping.

Class:		NFB
Builder:		James Martin, Gawler S.A. South Australian Railways, Islington Workshops
Introduced:		1941
Number in Class:		18
Wheel Arrangement:		2-6-0
Driving Wheel Diameter:		3 ft. 3 in.
Cylinders:	Number:	2
	Position on frame:	Outside
	Diameter x stroke:	14½ in. x 20 in.
Valve Gear:		Stephenson
Heating Surface:	Tubes:	730 square feet
	Firebox:	76.2 square feet
	Grate Area:	13.67 square feet
Boiler Pressure:		185 lbs
Tractive Effort:		16,955 lbs
Coal Capacity:		4 tons 10 cwt
Water Capacity:		1600 gallons
Weight in Working Order:		49 tons 19 cwt
Maximum Axle Load:		8 tons
Overall Length		39 ft. 3 in.

19.3.1891	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 116". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.15.
16.11.1923	Rebuilt to "Yx".
5.9.1941	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.2500.
5.9.1941	Shipped to Fremantle aboard SS Allara.
10.10.1941	Transhipped to MV Koolama.
23.10.1941	Arrived at Darwin.
11.1941	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 116".
1943	Recoded "NFB 43".
9.1948	Written off
3.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways to become "F3".
1.8.1962	Withdrawn.

17.12.1896	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 166". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.143.
4.5.1909	Rebuilt to "Yx".
5.9.1941	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1950.
5.9.1941	Shipped to Fremantle aboard SS Allara.
10.10.1941	Transhipped to MV Koolama.
23.10.1941	Arrived at Darwin.
11.1941	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 166".
1943	Recoded "NFB 44".
1948	Written off.
3.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways as spare parts for "F" class engines.

9.9.1898	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 178". Built by the South Australia Railways Workshops, builders No.2.
7.7.1910	Rebuilt to "Yx".
25.9.1941	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1700.
25.9.1941	Shipped to Adelaide aboard MV Moonta, transhipped to SS Eidsvold.
15.11.1941	Dispatched ex Fremantle.
28.11.1941	Arrived at Darwin.
14.1.1942	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 178".
1943	Recoded "NFB 45".
by 1945	Out of service.
1948	Written off.
1954	Observed at Quorn derelict.
1955	Scrapped.

7.9.1897	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 156". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.160. This is the second "Y 156" as the first was sold to the Western Australian Government Railways in June 1896 and eventually became "NFC 66".
9.3.1910	Rebuilt to "Yx".
25.9.1941	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2550.
25.9.1941	Shipped to Adelaide aboard MV Moonta, transhipped to SS Eidsvold.
15.11.1941	Dispatched ex Fremantle.
28.11.1941	Arrived at Darwin.
14.1.1942	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 156".
1943	Recoded "NFB 46".
1948	Written off.
3.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways as spare parts for "F" class engines.

24.9.1891	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 126". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.25.
15.8.1922	Rebuilt to "Yx".
5.2.1942	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2400.
5.2.1942	Shipped to Adelaide by the MV Moonta, transhipped to Kaituna which sailed for Fremantle 9.2.1942.
19.3.1942	Shipped ex Fremantle for Sydney then by rail to and road reaching Larrimah 30.5.1942.
1942	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 126".
1943	Recoded "NFB 47".
by 21.8.1945	Out of service.
1949	Shipped to Central Australia Railway.
7.1952	Written off
1957	Sold as scrap at Quorn.

7.11.1892	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 138". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.40.
2.11.1923	Rebuilt to "Yx".
5.2.1942	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2400.
5.2.1942	Shipped to Adelaide by the MV Moonta, transhipped to Kaituna which sailed for Fremantle 9.2.1942.
19.3.1942	Shipped ex Fremantle for Sydney then by rail to and road reaching Larrimah 30.5.1942.
1942	Entered service North Australia Railway the same year as "Yx 138".
1943	Recoded "NFB 48".
1948	Written off.
23.5.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways to become engine "F4".
2.5.1958	Withdrawn.

23.7.1892	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 132". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.34.
5.5.1916	Rebuilt to "Yx".
29.3.1942	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln for £.1800.
6.6.1942	Entered service North Australia Railway as "Yx 132".
1943	Recoded "NFB 49".
1948	Written off.
1949	Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.
23.10.1958	Sold as scrap Port Augusta.

31.10.1896	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 160". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.141.
5.10.1916	Rebuilt to "Yx".
29.3.1942	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Port Lincoln on for £.2500.
22.5.1942	Entered service Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway, as "Yx 160", records show it as having been reserved classification "NFB 50" but this appears to have been changed to "NFB 51" when reclassified in 1943. Most likely reason for this is that road number "50" had already been issued to "NMA 50".
1943	Recoded "NFB 51".
1949	Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.
5.1951	Written off.

20.9.1892	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 135". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.37.
4.4.1919	Rebuilt to "Yx".
29.10.1943	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington on for £.500.
19.11.1943	Left Alice Spring.
10.12.1943	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 88".
22.5.1950	Converted to burn oil.
1952	Written off.
-	Sold to a private buyer at Katherine who failed to take delivery.
1981	Moved to Rundle Park, Katherine (with tender from "NFB 91").

24.6.1897	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 154". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.158. This is the second "Y 154" as the first was sold to Western Australian Government Railway.
23.3.1910	Rebuilt to "Yx".
23.12.1943	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington on for £.500.
11.1.1944	Left Alice Springs.
1.2.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 89".
1949	Transferred to the Central Australia Railway.
5.1951	Written off.
1.5.1959	Sold for scrap at Port Augusta.

12.5.1891	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 119". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.18.
4.9.1923	Rebuilt to "Yx".
18.2.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Peterborough for £.500.
7.3.1944	Left Alice Springs.
2.4.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 90".
30.9.1950	Converted to oil burner.
1955	Written off.
1964	Sold to NA Stevedoring Co, Darwin for scrapping.

13.7.1891	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 121". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.20.
27.7.1920	Rebuilt to "Yx".
3.2.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.
9.3.1944	Left Alice Springs.
26.3.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 91".
1948	Withdrawn.
3.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways and used as spare parts.

6.10.1891.	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 127". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.26.
3.8.1920	Rebuilt to "Yx".
1.2.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Peterborough for £.500.
17.3.1944	Left Alice Springs.
21.4.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 92".
13.6.1951	Converted to burn oil.
1952	Written off.
1959	Scrapped.

27.10.1897	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No"Y 38".. Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.164.
14.4.1910	Rebuilt to "Yx".
10.3.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.
12.4.1944	Left Alice Springs.
3.5.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 93".
1952	Written off.
1.1959	Reported derelict at Katherine.

30.5.1890	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 108". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.7.
30.10.1915	Rebuilt to "Yx".
6.4.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.
14.5.1944	Left Alice Springs.
26.6.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 94".
1948	Sold to Tasmanian Railways and became "F 2".
7.8.1956	Withdrawn.

31.3.1897	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 169". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.146.
9.5.1906	Rebuilt to "Yx".
5.5.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.
24.5.1944	Left Alice Springs.
8.7.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 95".
15.4.1950	Converted to oil burner.
4.1953	Withdrawn.
1959	Scrapped.

29.4.1892	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 117". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.28.
1.9.1919	Rebuilt to "Yx".
10.6.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islington for £.500.
27.6.1944	Left Alice Springs.
17.8.1944	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 96".
1948	Written off.
21.2.1949	Sold to Tasmanian Railways and become "F1".
18.5.1956	To Emu Bay Railway as No.19.
8.1963	Last run.

1.12.1892	Entered service on the South Australian Railways as No."Y 140". Built by "James Martin", Gawler, South Australia, builders No.42.
25.4.1913	Rebuilt to "Yx".
21.8.1944	Sold to Commonwealth Railways at Islingtonfor £.500.
18.9.1944	Left Alice Springs.
19.1.1945	Entered service North Australia Railway as "NFB 97".
6.1958	Last used.
1964	Sold in to NA Stevedoring Co, Darwin for scraping.

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