Broad Gauge 500-class 4-8-2 (later 500B-class 4-8-4) locomotives
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500-class 4-8-2 (later 500B-class 4-8-4) locomotives.
Class: | 500 | 500B |
Wheel arrangement: | 4-8-2 | 4-8-4 |
Year: | 1926 | 1929 |
Number built: | 10 | 10 |
Drivingwheels diameter: | 63" | 63" |
Cylinders: No., diameter & stroke: | 2 x 26" x 28" | 2 x 26" x 28" |
Valve gear: | Walschaert | Walschaert |
Boiler pressure: | 200 lbs. | 200 lbs. |
Tractive effort - engine: | 51,000 lbs. | 59,000 lbs. |
| booster: | - | 8,000 lbs |
Heating surfaces - tubes: | 3,253 sq. ft. | 3,253 sq. ft. |
| superheater: | 835 sq. ft. | 835 sq. ft. |
| firebox: | 395 sq. ft. | 395 sq. ft. |
| grate area: | 66.6 sq. ft. | 66.6 sq. ft. |
Tender capacity - coal: | 12 tons | 11 tons |
| Water | 8,300 callons (Water capacity reduced to 7,100 gallons in 1930) | 7,000 gallons |
Roadworthy weights - engine : | 135.80 tons | 243.80 tons |
| tender | 85.15 tons | 78.80 tons |
| on drivers | 88.85 tons | 87.20 tons |
| engine & tender: | 218 ton 13 cwt | 222 ton 6 cwt |
Maximum axle load: | 22 ton 7 cwt 2 qtr | 22 ton 3cwt |
Wheelbases - engine | 39' 2" | 39' 2" |
| rigid | 17' 0" | 17' 0" |
| engine & tender | 73' 11' | 73' 11' |
Overall length: | 83' 11" | 84' 2" |
500 -- James McGuire
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
4.6.1926 | Entered service. Works No.633 |
9.1928 | Named James McGuire |
20.9.1929 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
26.8.1937 | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
11.5.1963 | Last run on special to Angaston. |
12.5.1963 | WithDrawn |
12.2.1965 | Scrapped |
501 -- Sir Henry Barwell
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
2.7.1926 | Entered service. Works No.634 |
27.9.1926 | First "500 class" on "Melbourne Express". |
1927 | Named Sir Henry Barwell |
10.4.1930 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
26.3.1958 | WithDrawn |
25.11.1958 | Boiler sold to "Jon Products" of Challa Gardens S.A. |
29.3.1961 | Scrapped |
502 -- John Gunn
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
22.5.1926 | Entered service. Works No.635 |
- | Named John Gunn |
8.6.1929 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
6.7.1961 | WithDrawn |
25.8.1962 | Scrapped |
503 -- R. L. Butler
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
23.7.1926 | Entered service. Works No.636 |
- | Named R. L. Butler |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
9.10.1936 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
9.7.1962 | WithDrawn |
16.2.1963 | Scrapped |
504 -- Tom Barr Smith
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
18.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.637 |
- | Named Tom Barr Smith |
23.8.1929 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
9.7.1962 | WithDrawn |
23.7.1965 | Presented to the Mile End Railway Museum |
505 -- Sir Tom Bridges
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
28.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.638 |
- | Named Sir Tom Bridges |
19.8.1930 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
9.7.1962 | WithDrawn |
29.4.1963 | Scrapped |
506 -- Sir George Murray
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
25.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.639 |
- | Named Sir George Murray |
16.7.1929 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
9.6.1959 | WithDrawn |
20.7.1962 | Scrapped |
507 -- Margaret Murray
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
12.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.640 |
- | Named Margaret Murray |
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4.4.1927 | Used on "Royal Train." |
17.4.1929 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
26.3.1958 | WithDrawn |
17.9.1962 | Scrapped |
508 -- Sir Lancelot Stirling
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
14.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.641 |
10.1928 | Named Sir Lancelot Stirling |
27.12.1929 | Derailed with "Melbourne Express". |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
13.11.1936 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
9.7.1962 | WithDrawn |
26.11.1962 | Scrapped |
509 -- W. A. Webb
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
24.8.1926 | Entered service. Works No.642 |
18.7.1930 | Named W. A. Webb |
18.7.1930 | Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration |
Mid 1930s | Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s |
6.7.1961 | WithDrawn |
8.10.1962 | Scrapped |