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South Australian Railways Gc class

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The South Australian Railways Gc class was a single locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company that entered service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway in 1879. In November 1881 it was sold to the Glenelg Railway Company and became that company's No. 6. It entered service on the South Australian Railways on 16 December 1899, after the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company, and the SAR classed it Gc and numbered it 160. No. 160 was scrapped on 26 July 1905.

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1879 1
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Scrapped 1
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built by Robert Stephenson and Company

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founded in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England
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1. South Australian Railways Gc class (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, entry into service
    entered service on the Adelaide Glenelg & Suburban Railway in 1879
  • Lead, scrapping
    No. 160 was then scrapped on 26 July 1905
  • Lead, builder
    built by Robert Stephenson and Company
  • Of Make: Robert Stephenson and Company, Lead, builder, make
    built by Robert Stephenson and Company
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, builder, rail mode
    built by Robert Stephenson and Company
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Lead, works location
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founded in 1823 in Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne in England
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