Broad Gauge 750-class 2-8-2 (formerly Victorian Railways N-class) locomotives

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750-class 2-8-2 (formerly Victorian Railways N-class) locomotives.

Class:		750
Wheel arrangement:		2-8-2
Year:		1950
Number built:		10
Driving wheels diameter:		4' 7¼"
Cylinders: - No., diameter & stroke:		2 x 20" x 26"
Valve gear:		Walschaert
Boiler pressure:		175 lbs.
Tractive effort:		28,650 lbs.
Heating surfaces	tubes:	1250 sq. ft.
	superheater:	324 sq. ft.
	firebox:	203 sq. ft.
	grate area:	31 sq. ft.
Tender capacity	coal:	6 tons
	Water:	4600 gallons
Roadworthy weight	engine:	76.00 tons
	tender	48.655 tons
	on drivers	54.65 tons
	engine & tender:	124.655 tons
Maximum axle load:		13 tons 17 cwt
Wheelbase	engine:	30' 9"
	rigid:	15' 6"
	engine & tender:	57' 11½"
Overall length:		67' 5"

750

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

9.2.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 474". Works No.26784
21.2.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "750".
12.1959	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
14.12.1962	Scrapped

751

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

24.1.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 471". Works No.26781
5.2.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "751".
13.2.1959	Stored Tailem Bend.
6.7.1961	Withdrawn
1.2.1963	Scrapped
-	Boiler to Jon factory, Challa Gardens South Australia.

752

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

16.2.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 477". Works No.26787
2.3.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "752".
11.1964	Last in steam.
10.1966	Place in storage.
21.8.1969	Withdrawn
14.4.1967	Placed in Mile End Railway Museum.
29.10.1988	Transferred to National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.

753

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

11.12.1950	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 465". Works No.26775
5.1.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "753".
10.1959	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
19.2.1963	Scrapped

754

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

15.9.1950	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 461". Works No.26771
8.1.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "754".
8.1959	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
19.3.1963	Scrapped

755

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

28.2.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 485". Works No.26795
12.3.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "755".
7.9.1967	Withdrawn
4.11.1967	Scrapped

756

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

7.3.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 491". Works No.26801
5.4.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "756".
4.1960	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
3.5.1963	Scrapped

757

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

11.4.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 490". Works No.26800
30.4.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "757".
5.1960	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
29.5.1963	Scrapped

758

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

13.4.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 494". Works No.26804
30.4.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "758".
8.1960	Last run.
9.7.1962	Withdrawn
18.6.1963	Scrapped

759

North British 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

13.4.1951	Entered service as Victorian Railways "N 495". Works No.26805
8.5.1951	Entered service on the South Australian railways as "759".
10.1961	Last run.
16.7.1963	Withdrawn
25.8.1964	Sent to Islington for cutting up.
7.9.1964	Scrapped