S.A.R. T-Class ‘1903-1939’ (ARMP-0074)

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Product No.ARMP-0074Title:S.A.R. T-Class ‘1903-1939)Author(s):McNicol, StevePublisher: Railmac PublicationISBN:0949817643Condition: NEWBinding:SoftcoverDust Jacket:NoneEdition: 1st EditionPublication Year:1988Features: 322 Pages with Black/White Photos.- The T class were a common steam locomotive type built by the South Australian Railways in their Islington Workshops, initially conceived to work on the Broken Hill railway between Terowrie and Peterborough and Port Pirie and Cockburn (near Broken Hill)- Between 1922 and 1923 five ‘T class’ narrow gauge locomotives were converted at the Islington Workshops to ‘TX class’ broad gauge locomotives for use at the Tailem Bend depot. From this depot they were used on the lightly laid Murraylands branch lines where they remained working goods and mixed trains for many years.- In 1949 the five units were reconverted back to narrow gauge and they regained their former narrow gauge road numbers. To assist with the war effort many ‘T class’ worked on the Central Australia Railway as far as Alice Springs.- At least four units, 46, 50, 218, and 256, were temporarily transferred to Commonwealth Railways fleet and reclassified ‘NMA class’, numbered 50, 52, 53, and 54 respectively. They were ultimately returned to the South Australian Railways where they regained their original road numbers.