SAR 400-class Garratt steam lococmotive

[philskene]

The 400-class Beyer-Garratt locomotives were built in France for the South Australian Railways to work the narrow 3' 6" gauge ore trains from the Broken Hill mines to Port Pirie.

The first of the ten locomotives was delivered in mid-1953. All were withdrawn by 1969.

One unusual feature of the design of the locomotives was the ability to convert them to 5' 3" broad gauge should the need arise.
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It was a good idea to use 120ft turntables, otherwise the locomotives would not be able to access the refueling facilities:

Water the locomotive here:

Before taking on Bunker-C oil here:

There is a good selection of SAR rolling stock available from the Download Station. Couple up and away we go:

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[philskene]

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Steam past Sparks Power Station:

And Armour Meat Packing:

A good head of steam and full cut off is needed hauling 450 tons up 2.5% grades:

Almost there:

Leave the rolling stock here:

And return to Depot.
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Note:
Download Helper may not capture the bogeys and loco crew skins, kuids 81997:50422, 81997:50432 and 44090:57003. These may need to be downloaded manually.

The route is IndustRail 1a.

Many thanks to Bill for the locomotive and all the other talented rolling stock modelers.

Phil

 

[Midland]

Most impressive young Grasshopper!

I did not realise VR sold JX wagons to SAR... :hehe:

No doubt we can expect some 406 sessions soon?




Cheers

Nix