SAR Rx 217 Steam Locomotive (Nuriootpa, SA)
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Nuriootpa, SA
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interesting place, steam locomotive, locomotive on display
Wheels: 4-6-0
Builder: Walkers
Build Date: 1915
Construction No.: 245
Driver Diameter: 54
Tractive Effort: 21420
Boiler Pressure: 175
Cylinders: 18x24
Fuel: Coal
Gauge: 63"
Rx 217 was condemned by the South Australian Railways in May 1969, having run 1,003,289 miles in service. a It was one of the last Rx-class locomotives in SAR service.
Rx 217 was plinthed in a park at Nuriootpa in 1971.
www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=5600
www.australiansteam.com/Rx217.htm
Builder: Walkers
Build Date: 1915
Construction No.: 245
Driver Diameter: 54
Tractive Effort: 21420
Boiler Pressure: 175
Cylinders: 18x24
Fuel: Coal
Gauge: 63"
Rx 217 was condemned by the South Australian Railways in May 1969, having run 1,003,289 miles in service. a It was one of the last Rx-class locomotives in SAR service.
Rx 217 was plinthed in a park at Nuriootpa in 1971.
www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=5600
www.australiansteam.com/Rx217.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Railways_R_class
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Coordinates: 34°28'36"S 138°59'38"E
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