Broad Gauge 600-class 4-6-2 (later 600C-class) locomotives

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600-class 4-6-2 (later 600C-class) locomotives.

Class:		600	600C
Wheel arrangement:		4-6-2
Year:		1926
Number built:		10
Driving wheels diameter:		6' 3"
Cylinders: No., diameter & stroke:		2 x 24" x 28"
Valve gear:		Walschaert
Boiler pressure:		200 lbs.	215 lbs.
Tractive effort - engine:		36,600 lbs.	39,300 lbs.
Heating surfaces - tubes:		2,953 sq. ft.	2,953 sq. ft.
	superheater:	743 sq. ft.	743 sq. ft.
	firebox:	270 sq. ft.	330 sq. ft.
	grate area:	55 sq. ft.	55 sq. ft.
Tender capacity - coal:		12 tons	6 tons coal, 1,912 gallons oil
	Water	7,130 gallons	7,250 gallons
Roadworthy weights - engine :		116t 19c 2q
	tender	83.55 tons
	on drivers	70.555 tons
	engine & tender:	199 tons 11 cwt 2 qtr	196 tons 19 cwt 2qtr
Maximum axle load:		23 tons 13 cwt 2 qtr	23 tons 13 cwt 2 qtr
Overall length:		79' 3¼"	79' 3¼"

600

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

14.8.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.623
10.4.1941	Rebuilt to 600C-class
9.6.1959	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,512,812
26.9.1961	Scrapped.

601

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

10.5.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.624
17.7.1939	Rebuilt to 600C-class
26.3.1958	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,464,868
26.6.1961	Scrapped.

602

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

25.5.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.625
24.8.1926	First Webb locomotive to haul Melbourne Express.
21.5.1943	Rebuilt to 600C-class
21.12.1950	Stocker fitted
9.6.1959	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,379,670
21.4.1961	Scrapped.

603

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

18.5.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.626
25.9.1949	Rolled near Manoora.
2.8.1944	Rebuilt to 600C-class
6.7.1961	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,071,961
10.11.1961	Scrapped.

604

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

13.8.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.627
6.10.1941	Rebuilt to 600C-class
9.5.1949	Stocker fitted
9.6.1959	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,548,321
26.7.1961	Scrapped.

605

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

6.7.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.628
5.3.1936	Painted green for State Centenary.
10.11.1939	Rebuilt to 600C-class
11.5.1953	Stocker fitted
26.3.1958	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,292,621
27.7.1961	Scrapped.

606

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

8.7.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.629
9.10.1934	Pilot engine for Royal train.
18.12.1941	Rebuilt to 600C-class
1.11.1948	Stocker fitted
14.4.1960	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,097.402
28.2.1963	Scrapped.

607

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

22.6.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.630
15.7.1941	Rebuilt to 600C-class
9.6.1959	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,390,379
20.3.1961	Scrapped.

608

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

22.7.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.631
17.12.1940	Rebuilt to 600C-class
14.4.1960	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,072,270
31.5.1961	Scrapped.

609 -- Duke of Gloucester

600 class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle on Tyne, England.

21.8.1926	Entered service. Armstrong Whitworth No.632
11.10.1934	Named Duke of Gloucester. And hauled Royal train 11-12 October 1934.
24.4.1942	Rebuilt to 600C-class
24.9.1948	Stocker fitted
9.6.1959	WithDrawn - Mileage 1,412,741
26.3.1962	Scrapped.