South Australian Railways H class

The South Australian Railways H class was a class of nine locomotives built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the South Australian Railways, the first three in 1870. They were imported from England to haul goods trains on the lightly laid line north of Roseworthy to Burra-Burra, and the class was well received, so two more were in service by October 1872, two arrived in August 1874 and the last two in August 1877. Heavier R class engines displaced them from 1886, after which they worked other lines, suburban shunting and occasional passenger runs. Only one was withdrawn before 1888 ended, the rest were rebuilt over the years, and the last was scrapped in 1930.