Broad Gauge 500-class 4-8-2 (later 500B-class 4-8-4) locomotives

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500-class 4-8-2 (later 500B-class 4-8-4) locomotives.

Class:		500	500B
Wheel arrangement:		4-8-2	4-8-4
Year:		1926	1929
Number built:		10	10
Drivingwheels diameter:		63"	63"
Cylinders: No., diameter & stroke:		2 x 26" x 28"	2 x 26" x 28"
Valve gear:		Walschaert	Walschaert
Boiler pressure:		200 lbs.	200 lbs.
Tractive effort - engine:		51,000 lbs.	59,000 lbs.
	booster:	-	8,000 lbs
Heating surfaces - tubes:		3,253 sq. ft.	3,253 sq. ft.
	superheater:	835 sq. ft.	835 sq. ft.
	firebox:	395 sq. ft.	395 sq. ft.
	grate area:	66.6 sq. ft.	66.6 sq. ft.
Tender capacity - coal:		12 tons	11 tons
	Water	8,300 callons (Water capacity reduced to 7,100 gallons in 1930)	7,000 gallons
Roadworthy weights - engine :		135.80 tons	243.80 tons
	tender	85.15 tons	78.80 tons
	on drivers	88.85 tons	87.20 tons
	engine & tender:	218 ton 13 cwt	222 ton 6 cwt
Maximum axle load:		22 ton 7 cwt 2 qtr	22 ton 3cwt
Wheelbases - engine		39' 2"	39' 2"
	rigid	17' 0"	17' 0"
	engine & tender	73' 11'	73' 11'
Overall length:		83' 11"	84' 2"

500 -- James McGuire

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

4.6.1926	Entered service. Works No.633
9.1928	Named James McGuire
20.9.1929	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
26.8.1937	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
11.5.1963	Last run on special to Angaston.
12.5.1963	WithDrawn
12.2.1965	Scrapped

501 -- Sir Henry Barwell

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

2.7.1926	Entered service. Works No.634
27.9.1926	First "500 class" on "Melbourne Express".
1927	Named Sir Henry Barwell
10.4.1930	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
26.3.1958	WithDrawn
25.11.1958	Boiler sold to "Jon Products" of Challa Gardens S.A.
29.3.1961	Scrapped

502 -- John Gunn

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

22.5.1926	Entered service. Works No.635
-	Named John Gunn
8.6.1929	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
6.7.1961	WithDrawn
25.8.1962	Scrapped

503 -- R. L. Butler

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

23.7.1926	Entered service. Works No.636
-	Named R. L. Butler
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
9.10.1936	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
9.7.1962	WithDrawn
16.2.1963	Scrapped

504 -- Tom Barr Smith

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

18.10.1926	Entered service. Works No.637
-	Named Tom Barr Smith
23.8.1929	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
9.7.1962	WithDrawn
23.7.1965	Presented to the Mile End Railway Museum

505 -- Sir Tom Bridges

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

28.10.1926	Entered service. Works No.638
-	Named Sir Tom Bridges
19.8.1930	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
9.7.1962	WithDrawn
29.4.1963	Scrapped

506 -- Sir George Murray

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

25.10.1926	Entered service. Works No.639
-	Named Sir George Murray
16.7.1929	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
9.6.1959	WithDrawn
20.7.1962	Scrapped

507 -- Margaret Murray

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive. \

12.10.1926	Entered service. Works No.640
-	Named Margaret Murray
4.4.1927	Used on "Royal Train."
17.4.1929	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
26.3.1958	WithDrawn
17.9.1962	Scrapped

508 -- Sir Lancelot Stirling

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

14.9.1926	Entered service. Works No.641
10.1928	Named Sir Lancelot Stirling
27.12.1929	Derailed with "Melbourne Express".
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
13.11.1936	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
9.7.1962	WithDrawn
26.11.1962	Scrapped

509 -- W. A. Webb

Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 4-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.

24.8.1926	Entered service. Works No.642
18.7.1930	Named W. A. Webb
18.7.1930	Rebuilt with booster to 4-8-4 wheel configuration
Mid 1930s	Semi-stramlined vaguely after the style of Southern Pacific's GS4-class 4-8-4s
6.7.1961	WithDrawn
8.10.1962	Scrapped