Broad gauge steam classes

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Class                Qty                Builder         Introduced             Withdrawn                                                   Notes

Locos 1‑3            3                    Fairbairn              1856                    1871–1874          Locos Adelaide, Victoria and Albert preceded class system;
                                                                                                                                       eventually numbered 1, 2 & 3

A                          3                  Stephenson           1868, 1873         1893–1924

B                          2                  Stephenson            1856, 1858        1935, 1938

C                          2                  Stephenson            1856, 1857        1906, 1926

D                          8                  Stephenson            1856, 1862–67  1896, 1904, 1932

E                           7                  Slaughter

                                                 Grüning;

                                                 Avonside                 1862–1882          1886–1929

F (1st)                   2                  Avonside                 1869                    1892

F (2nd)                 43                SAR; Martin; Perry   1902–1922          1956–1968[                                                      NRM]

G8Beyer, Peacock1869, 1880, 18861904–1923

Ga1Stephenson18991915[c]Bought second-hand; built 1874

Gb2Stephenson18991904, 1916[c]Bought second-hand; built 1874, 1878

Gc1Stephenson18991905[c]Bought second-hand; built 1879

Gd2Beyer, Peacock18991925[c]Bought second-hand; built 1880

Ge2Beyer, Peacock18991929, 1935 [c]Bought second-hand; built 1897

H9Stephenson1870–18771888–1930

I (1st)1Neilson18791909Bought second-hand; built 1873

I (2nd)1Beyer, Peacock19101929Bought second-hand; built 1888

J2Beyer, Peacock18751932, 1934

K13Beyer, Peacock1879–18841936–1956

L4Beyer, Peacock18801928, 1931

M (1st)5Avonside1880, 18811913–1917Bought second-hand; built 1868–1874

M (2nd)20Phoenix; David Munro & Co.1920–19221925–1935Bought second-hand; built 1889–1894

N2Baldwin18811925, 1927

O (1st)2Baldwin18811904

O (2nd)1Stephenson19121929Bought second-hand; built 1868

P20Beyer, Peacock; Martin1884, 18931929, 1957[NRM]

Q22Dübs; Martin1885, 18921923, 1956

R & Rx84Dübs; Martin; SAR; North British; Walkers1886, 1895, 19161927–1969From 1899, all R class (rebuilds and new builds) became Rx class, denoting Belpaire fireboxes [NRM] [SR]

S18Martin1893, 1903–19041942–1960

Tx78SAR; Martin; Walkers1903–19171957–1961Five narrow-gauge T class converted from narrow gauge 1929; reverted 1949.

50010Armstrong Whitworth19261958–1963[NRM]

52012SAR1943–19471961–1971[NRM] [SR]

60010Armstrong Whitworth19261958–1961

62010SAR1936–19381963–1969[NRM] [SR]

70010Armstrong Whitworth19261962–1968[NRM]

71010SAR19291962–1968

72017SAR1930–19431958–1960

74010Clyde Engineering1951–19531963–1965

75010North British19511961-1969Bought second-hand. [NRM]

Other broad-gauge locomotives purchased by the SAR but not given a classification were as follows:[8]

• nos. 97 and 98: 0-6-0T locos built by Kitson in 1884

• no. 154: 2-4-0T built by Stephenson in 1893, acquired from the Glenelg Railway Company in 1899

• no. 155: 2-4-0T built by Dübs in 1879, acquired from the Grange Railway and Investment Company in 1893.

Notes:
[c] = date condemned; date withdrawn is unknown.
Codes in the Notes column show the locations of preserved examples of classes (operational or on static display) as of 2021:

• [NRM]: National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

• [SR]: SteamRanger heritage railway.

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Narrow gauge steam classes

ClassQtyBuilderIntroducedWithdrawnNotes

3006WAGR, VR19521955–1956Bought second-hand; built 1943–1945

40010Société Franco-Belge1952–19531970[NRM]

K1Dübs18841938

T78SAR, Martin, Walkers1903–1917?–1970[NRM] [PRR]

U8Beyer, Peacock18761924–1929

V8Beyer, Peacock; Martin1877, 18931930s, 1940s

W & Wx35Beyer, Peacock1877–18821929, 1959From 1903, 18 were rebuilt as Wx class with upgraded boilers.

X8Baldwin1881–1882?–1907

Y & Yx129Beyer, Peacock; SAR; Martin1885–1898Mainly 1960sBetween 1904 and 1924, 48 were rebuilt as Yx class with Belpaire fireboxes [NRM] [PRR]

Z10Martin, SAR1895, 19111956

Other narrow-gauge locomotives purchased by the SAR but not given a classification were as follows:[9]

• no. 0: 2-6-2T built by Beyer, Peacock, acquired in exchange (for a V class loco, lasting 9 months) with BHP in 1892

• no. 107: 0-4-0ST (nicknamed Sandfly) built in 1886 by Baldwin, acquired from C. & E. Millar Bros in 1890

• no. 260: 0-4-0T built in 1911 by Hudswell, Clarke & Co. Ltd, acquired from the SA Engineer-in-Chief's Department in 1916.

Notes:
Codes in the Notes column show the locations of preserved examples of classes (operational or on static display) as of 2021:

• [NRM]: National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

• [PRR]: Pichi Richi Railway.

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Diesel (locomotive and railcar) classes

ClassQtyGaugeBuilderIntroducedWithdrawnNotes

3502BroadSAR19491979[MHRM] [SR]

50034Broad & standardSAR1964–1969Most 1990s[NRM] [SR]

6007StandardGoodwin1965, 1969–1970Mainly 1990s

7006Broad & standardGoodwin1971–1972Mainly 2010s

80010BroadEnglish Electric (NSW)1956–1957Early 1990s[NRM]

83045Broad, standard & narrowGoodwin1959–1969See noteIncludes 7 DA conversions

90010BroadSAR1951–19531979–1985[NRM]

93037BroadGoodwin1955–1967Most 1986–1994[NRM] [SR]

Brill Model 55 railcars12BroadBrill, SAR1924, 19251971?[NRM]

Brill Model 75 railcars39Broad & narrowSAR19271971[NRM] [PRR] [SR]

100, 250 & 280 class Bluebird railcars21Broad & standardSAR1954–19591989–1995See note. [NRM]

300 & 400 class "Red Hen" railcars111BroadSAR1955–19711996[NRM] [SR]

Notes:
The post-SAR dispositions of diesel locomotives and railcars were very diverse and are not easily summarised. Further details are in the articles.
Codes in the Notes column show the locations of preserved examples of classes (operational or on static display) as of 2021:

• [MHRM]: Milang Historical Railway Museum

• [NRM]: National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide

• [PRR]: Pichi Richi Railway

• [SR]: SteamRanger heritage railway.

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