Broad Gauge 620-class 4-6-2 locomotives

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Wheel arrangement:		4-6-2
Number built:		10
Driving wheels diameter:		5'6"
Cylinders: - No., diameter & stroke::		2 x 18½" x 28"
Boiler pressure:		200 lbs.
Tractive effort:		25,000 lb.
Heating surfaces - tubes:		1,560 sq ft.
	superheater:	421 sq. ft.
	firebox:	175 sq. ft.
	grate area:	33.4 sq. ft.
Bunker capacity - coal:		9 tons
	Water:	5,200 gallons
Weight in working order:		140 tons 15 cwt
Maximum axle load:		15 tons 18 cwt
Overall length:		69' 7¼"

620 -- Sir Winston Dugan

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

6.3.1936	On show at the South Australian Centenary Exhibition, Wayville.
26.6.1936	Entered service.
1936	Used as engine on Centenary Train.
-	Named Sir Winston Dugan
6.7.1961	Condemned - 659,269 miles.
5.7.1963	Cut up Islington.

621 -- Duke of Edinburgh

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

7.9.1936	Entered service.
1936	Used as engine on Centenary Train.
21.8.1969	Condemned - 672,814 miles.
15.2.1971	Returned to active service.
6.4.1971	Named Duke of Edinburgh.
9.4.1971	Returned to service for special tours.
-	To History Trust of South Australia.
-	To Australian Railway Historical Society (SteamRanger).

622

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

7.10.1936	Entered service.
20.8.1968	Condemned - 685,045 miles.
19.2.1969	Sednt to Islington for scrapping.

623

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

21.6.1937	Entered service.
9.7.1964	Condemned - 682,060 miles.
7.9.1964	Cut up Islington.

624

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

17.7.1937	Entered service.
5.1963	Last ran.
14.4.1967	To Mile End Railway Museum.
21.8.1969	Condemned - 704,164 miles.

625

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

24.8.1937	Entered service.
7.9.1967	Condemned - 696,001 miles.
26.6.1968	To Islington for scrapping.
24.8.1968	Cut up Islington.

626

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

8.10.1937	Entered service.
7.9.1967	Condemned -680,212 miles.
23.12.1968	To Islington for scrapping.
8.2.1969	Cut up Islington.

627

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

26.11.1937	Entered service.
7.9.1967	Condemned - 665,108 miles.
19.2.1969	To Islington for scrapping.

628

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

20.12.1937	Entered service.
8.1963	Last runs.
7.9.1967	Condemned - 710,872 miles.
26.6.1968	To Islington for scrapping.
24.8.1968	Cut up Islington.

629

620-class 4-6-2 broad gauge steam locomotive built by South Australian Railways at the Islington Workshops.

22.3.1938	Entered service.
7.9.1967	Condemned - 635,659 miles.
19.2.1969	To Islington for scrapping.