No. Photo Class Wheel Arrang't Builder's No & Year Status Location Notes & References
South Australian Railways
5' 3" Gauge
P 117 P 2-4-0T James Martin 57 of 1893 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide P117 is a similar design to 1033 & 1042 preserved in NSW (F351 class). This photo is courtesy of John Hurst; dated 1973, and shows P117 at the former Mile End Railway Museum in Adelaide. P117 is now displayed undercover at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. (1)
Rx 5 Rx 4-6-0 SAR Islington Workshops 13 of 1909 Plinthed Kapunda Rx5 is plinthed in a park at Kapunda, as seen in this photo kindly provided by Scott Hillan dated 1 January 2004.
Rx 55 Rx 4-6-0 SAR Islington Workshops 25 of 1913 Plinthed Loxton Rx55 is displayed within a local history museum, which is located on the banks of the River Murray at Loxton.   This series of photographs is kindly provided by Lawell Cassidy and shows Rx55 at Loxton on 21 June 2005 (feature photo and photo 1, photo 2, photo 3).  The photos show Rx55 appears to be in good order and substantially complete, however both connecting rods are lying in the dirt; hopefully these can be refitted.
Rx 93 Rx 4-6-0 Dubs 2142 of 1886 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide Rx93 is the oldest of the preserved Rx class locomotives, and the only surviving Rx to have originally been built as a saturated R-class loco. This photo is courtesy of John Hurst and shows Rx93 and 504 at the former Mile End Railway Museum in Adelaide. Rx93 is now displayed in lined black livery within the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide; here is a more recent photo (24 September 2005).
Rx 160 Rx 4-6-0 SAR Islington Workshops 29 of 1913 Display Murray Bridge (Wharf Area) Rx160 is displayed alongside the Murray River at the old wharf area. This photo of 20/7/02 shows Rx160 looking towards the eponymous Murray Bridge as an interstate container train passes by.
Rx 191 Rx 4-6-0 SAR Islington Workshops 41 of 1916 Plinthed Victor Harbour Rx191 is plinthed in a playground near the 'Steamranger' station at Victor Harbour, with an overhead roof but exposed to salt air from the nearby seaside. This locomotive has a stovepipe chimney and an older-style (Dubs?) 6-wheel tender which has now been cut down to the frame (presumably due to corrosion). This locomotive has greatly deteriorated during its years on display and requires rescue. (1) This photo is dated 24 May 1987 and shows Rx191 plinthed at Victor Harbour, prior to cut-down of the tender and construction of the weather roof.
Rx 201 Rx 4-6-0 North British 20152 of 1913 Plinthed Tailem Bend Rx201 is plinthed in a park at Tailem Bend, near to the historical railway station.  Rx201 still has its original copper-capped chimney, but the the locomotive has become derelict in its years as a park locomotive and the tender tank removed due to corrosion in late 1980's.  This locomotive requires rescue. (1) Photo date 1986.
Rx 207 Rx 4-6-0 North British 20156 of 1913 Operational Steamranger Tourist Railway, Mt Barker Rx207 was preserved operational as a railtour engine, and is now used on 'Steamranger' trains. Rx207 was overhauled by Steamranger at the Mt Barker depot and returned to operation in 2001. This photo of 1 January 2002 shows Rx207 departing Victor Harbour.
Rx 217 Rx 4-6-0 Walkers 245 of 1915 Plinthed Nuriootpa Rx217 is plinthed in a park at Nuriootpa, north of Adelaide. When I last inspected this loco in 1990 the engine appeared to be in excellent condition, with good tyres and little corrosion. (1)  This photo is kindly provided by Lawell Cassidy and shows Rx217 at Nuriootpa on 18 June 2005.
Rx 224 Rx 4-6-0 Walkers 252 of 1915 Workshops Steamranger Tourist Railway, Mount Barker Rx224 (and Rx207) was preserved operational as a railtour engine, and most recently has been used by 'Steamranger' on their tour trains.  Rx224 requires a heavy overhaul, which is underway at the Steamranger workshops at Mt Barker.  This photo shows the boiler of Rx224 under overhaul at Mount Barker on 20 July 2002.
Rx 231 Rx 4-6-0 Walkers 259 of 1915 Plinthed Kadina Rx231 is plinthed in the Apex Park in central Kadina, as seen in this photo of 1 June 2007.  It is fitted with a plain stovepipe chimney of the type that appears to have been common in the final years of SAR steam.
F 245 F 4-6-2T James Martin 230 of 1915 Plinthed Gawler F245 was plinthed in a park at Gawler, north of Adelaide for 42 years, as seen in this photo of February 1990. In December 2002 it was relocated to Gawler railway station where it is being cosmetically restored under a 'work for the dole' scheme, and a weather roof is being constructed. (1) This photo shows F245 at Gawler on 27 September 2005.  Here is an image of a plaque attached to the locomotive which gives some further history.
F 251 (Photo required) F 4-6-2T Perry, built 1922 Workshops Steamranger Tourist Railway, Mt Barker F251 was formerly plinthed at Elizabeth West, but was retrieved during the mid-1980's and restored to operation. A spare boiler (ex-F249) is also held by the ARHS. F251 was withdrawn from service at end of 2001 and is now under overhaul.
F 255 F 4-6-2T Perry, built 1922 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide The F-class were designed for suburban trains around Adelaide. This photo shows F255 displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide on 20/7/02. (1)
504 500 4-8-4 Armstrong Whitworth 637 of 1926 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide Named 'Tom Barr Smith'.  This photo shows 504 displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide on 20/7/02. (1)
520 520 4-8-4 Islington Workshops, built 1943 Workshops Steamranger Tourist Railway, Mt Barker Green livery.  Under overhaul after extensive railtour use during the 1980's.
523 520 4-8-4 Islington Workshops, built 1944 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide The 520-class feature classic 'shark-nose' streamlining, similar to the Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Duplex locomotives. (1) This photo shows 523 displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide on 24 September 2005.
526 - 520 4-8-4 Islington Workshops, built 1943 Scrapped in 1971 - 526 was scrapped in 1971 after a period of railtour use, being replaced in this role by 520. Some components remain as spares for 520, notably the wheels.  The nosecone including chimney and road numbers was apparently also saved by someone and restored as they were advertised for private sale in April 2003.
621 620 4-6-2 Islington Workshops, built 1936 Operational Steamranger Tourist Railway, Mt Barker Semi-streamlined pacific, green livery.  Returned to service in November 2001 after lengthy overhaul. Photo courtesy of John Hurst; date: 1976. Caption: '621 arriving at Hamley Bridge'.
624 620 4-6-2 Islington Workshops, built 1937 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide The 620 class pacifics were often used on lighter country lines in SA. Photo shows 624 displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide on 20/7/02. (1)
702 700 2-8-2 Armstrong Whitworth 645 of 1926 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide The last survivor of a class of 10 locomotives.  A further 10 Australian built engines (with some modifications) comprised the now-extinct 710 class. (1) Photo courtesy of John Hurst; date: 1973. Caption: '702 at the Mile End Railway Museum'. 702 is now displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.
752 750 2-8-2

North British 26787 of 1951

 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide Had been Victorian Railways N477 prior to sale to the SAR in 1951 after less than one month of use. Photo courtesy of John Hurst; date: October 1979. Caption: '752 at the Mile End Railway Museum'. 752 is now displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.
South Australian Railways
3' 6" Gauge
V 9 V 0-4-4 Beyer Peacock 1597 of 1877 Plinthed Naracoorte V9 was the first of four Beyer-Peacock & Co. built V-class locomotives which were imported in 1877 to operate the Kingston-Naracoorte line in South Australia.  These locomotives proved unsuited for line work, but were successful as shunters and a further four were built locally by James Martin & Co in 1893. V9 was the last of the class in SAR service when retired in 1955, and was plinthed in a Naracoorte park in that year.  (Ref. 17, pp.113)  (Wx18 was also plinthed alongside V9 at one stage.) Today V9 remains plinthed at Naracoorte, and is now displayed under a shelter that provides good protection against the elements, but makes photography very hard. V9 is the oldest preserved South Australian steam locomotive. (1) The V-class are quite similar to the Forney 0-4-4T locomotives which were once common on the elevated city railways of the USA, and may be an English version of this general design. (1)   This photo is dated 21 July 2001 and shows V9 plinthed at Naracoorte.
W13 Refer Northern Territory NF2
Wx 18 Wx 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock 1820 of 1880 Workshops Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn Wx18 had been plinthed in a park at Naracoorte (together with V9 above) but was later acquired by the PRR and transferred to Quorn for restoration. Wx18 has been fully dismantled and all parts cleaned and painted, and a new tender tank constructed.  However progress appears to have now stalled and the loco remains dismantled, with the frames and other components stored on a flatcar as shown in this June 2000 photo.
Y 71 Y 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock 2762 of 1888 Display ARHS Railway Museum, Bassendean, Perth, WA Sold to a WA timber company and transferred to WA in 1927. Photo (9 May 2002) shows Y71 displayed at Bassendean. This  loco is fitted with a cow-catcher on the tender, which appears to be a common modification for WA timber industry locomotives.
Y 82 Y 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock 2909 of 1888 Plinthed Peterborough Y82 was withdrawn in 1960 and was plinthed at the Peterborough town pool and playground for around 40 years.  It was becoming derelict and wearing a garish sky blue livery when I photographed Y82 on 26 September 1998. It is fitted with a plain stovepipe chimney of the type that appears to have been common in the final years of SAR steam.  Y82 was moved to the Steamtown Peterborough workshop in 2000, restored and repainted to authentic black with red lining. A page on the Peterborough website details this restoration and includes some photos.  Following restoration Y82 was moved to a new plinth in the Peterborough town centre.  The feature photo shows the restored Y82 plinthed under a weather roof in the Peterborough town centre on 8 June 2007.
Yx 86 Y 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock 2913 of 1888 Display ARHS Railway Museum, Bassendean, Perth, WA Most recently used by Bunnings at one of their WA timber mills.  Was rebuilt by Bunnings from Y to Yx specification in 1958. Photo (9 May 2002) shows Yx86 displayed at Bassendean. This locomotive still wears its SAR copper-top chimney with brass numbers Yx86 attached.
Y 97 Y 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock 3147 of 1890 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide This photo is kindly provided by  John Hurst and shows Y97 at the former open-air Mile End Railway Museum in Adelaide in 1973. Y97 is now displayed undercover at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, as seen in this more recent photo of 24 September 2005. It appears that the tender has been returned to original form, or an unmodified tender substituted, between the dates of these two photos. (1)
107 Refer Northern Territory NA1, 'Sandfly'
Y 109 Y 2-6-0 James Martin 8 of 1890 Plinthed Manjimup, WA (at the timber museum) Y109 was sold into the WA timber industry, where it was heavily rebuilt using a combination of SAR Y-class and WAGR G-class components, with a WAGR A-class 4-wheel tender; refer to the Y109 page.
Y 135 Refer to Northern Territory - NFB88
Yx 141 Yx 2-6-0 James Martin 43 of 1892 Workshop Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn Refer to the Yx 141 page.
Yx 176 Yx 2-6-0 James Martin 178 of 1898 Plinthed Yarloop Steam Workshops, Yarloop, WA Most recently used by Bunnings at one of their WA timber mills.  Was rebuilt by Bunnings from Y to Yx specification in 1956. Photo (12 May 2002) shows Yx176 displayed within the historic Yarloop Steam Workshops. This museum also has good collection of operating stationary steam machinery. Two Y or G-class boilers are in store, plus an unidentified boiler possibly from a M-series Garratt or Fs class loco.
Z 199 (Photo required) Z 4-4-0 Replica Under Construction Private site in SA "Catch Point" No.181 (September 2007) carried an interesting article about the building of a replica SAR Z-class 4-4-0 locomotive at a private site in SA. (78)  The Z-class passenger locomotives comprised 10 examples which, although built in Australia, appear to be to a classic Beyer-Peacock design.  Unfortunately none survived into preservation. (1)  Construction of this replica began in 2003 and the Catch Point article shows significant progress including main frames, smokebox, chimney, air compressor, wheel arches, motion bracket, cabsides, and various fittings.  The headlight is original to loco Rx 199 and hence the replica will take this number.  Pony wheels have been sourced from a SAR "MCN" bogie, and the main driving axles from scrapped diesel loco.  Apparently a suitable boiler exists in WA (perhaps one at Yarloop as noted above under the Yx 176 entry), although a new boiler is now expected to be made.  The spare SAR Y-class tender built in 1888 and formerly displayed behind BHP No.4 (refer SA Private Locos) has been loaned by the Pichi Richi Railway and will be restored for use behind Z199. (78) Further news and photos of this fascinating project would be appreciated. (1)
T 181 T 4-8-0 James Martin 182 of 1904 Display Sulphide St Station Museum, Broken Hill, NSW T181 had been hired to the Silverton Tramway at the end of its career, hence its association with Broken Hill. Photo shows T181 in June 1996, alongside Silverton Tramway Y1 at Sulphide St, Broken Hill. T181 had been plinthed on the outskirts of Broken Hill during the 1970's.
T 186 T 4-8-0 James Martin 198 of 1909 Operational Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn T186 is restored as an oil burner in lined black livery. (1) This photo from June 2000 shows T186 at Quorn station.
T 199 T 4-8-0 James Martin 201 of 1912 Display Steamtown, Peterborough T199 was plinthed at Peterborough for some years prior to being transferred into the roundhouse by the Steamtown organisation - if I recall correctly this was during the early 1980's.  Apart from the removal of boiler lagging there doesn't seem to have been any major restoration work.  T199 has since been displayed in the Peterborough Roundhouse (without lagging) as shown in this photo of 8 June 2007.
T 224 T 4-8-0 Walkers 224 of 1914 Display Millicent In the Millicent museum, administered by the National Trust. Displayed in a recreated goods shed, which provides good cover from the elements. Photo date 19 July 2001.
T 251 T 4-8-0 Walkers 276 of 1917 Operational Bellarine Peninsular Railway, Queenscliff, Victoria T251 has been extensively rebuilt and recently returned to operation at the Bellarine Peninsular Railway; refer to the T251 page for more information and a series of photographs.
T 253 T 4-8-0 Walkers 278 of 1917 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide T253 is displayed at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, as seen in this photo of 24 September 2005.
ASG - ASG 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Various - - The Australian Standard Garratt (ASG) was proposed and designed by the Commonwealth Land Transport Board in 1942 in response to the urgent need for powerful locomotives for the 3' 6" gauge railways of Australia during WW2.  The design team was supervised by the WAGR Chief Mechanical Engineer (ref (5) pp 121) and the ASG bears some similarity to the WAGR S-class including the distinctive boiler cowling. (1)  The ASG was not very successful and required considerable remediation. (60)  6 ASG locomotives worked for a short period for the SAR as a stop-gap for the coming 400-class. (ref 17; pp136)  While none are preserved in SA, sister loco G33 survives in Victoria and is listed under the Victorian Industrial Locomotives section.
402 400 4-8-2+2-8-4 Societe Franco F2975 of 1953 Stored Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, NSW 402 is an oil-burner and one of 10 '400-class' Beyer-Garratt locomotives built for the SAR.  These locomotives were built by Societe Franco under licence to Beyer Peacock (B/N 7624).  402 has never operated in preservation but has been stored at the Zig Zag Railway depot at Bottom Points since the mid-1970's.  In about 2000 it received a cosmetic restoration and was repainted to green livery.  This photo shows the cosmetically restored 402 displayed outside the Zig Zag Railway depot at Bottom Points on 3 November 2001, with oily rags burning in the smokebox to provide smoke effects.  Here is a link to the 402 page on my old Zig Zag Photos site.  UPDATE: There is a proposal to relocate this locomotive to the railway museum in the Peterborough roundhouse, South Australia, for static display.
409 400 4-8-2+2-8-4

Societe Franco F2982 of 1953

 Display National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide 409 is an oil-burner and one of 10 '400-class' Beyer-Garratt locomotives built for the SAR.  These locos were built by Societe Franco under licence to Beyer Peacock (B/N 7631).  409 is a static exhibit at the National Railway Museum, where it is displayed in lined black livery. This photo of 24 September 2005 shows 409 displayed within the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.