Rolling Stock of the South Australian Railways

Excerpts from the rollingstock record cards of the South Australian Railways and Australian National.

Compiled by Douglas A Colquhoun

The Freight Rolling Stock of the South Australian Railways

The following tables have been compiled from the rolling stock record card index of the former South Australian Railways, and from books, documents and drawings held by the National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide.

This work could not have been accomplished without the help of the volunteers from the Museum's Archives division. In particular, Chris Drymalik, Ron Fluck, Neil Mackintosh, David Parsons and Hugh Williams deserve a vote of thanks for their assistance in their specific fields.

The broad gauge in South Australia is 5' 3”.

Narrow (3' 6”) gauge cars are shown as being issued to “Nthn”, “P”, “PL” or “SE”.

Nthn:	All lines north and west of Hamley Bridge and Terowie, under the pre-Webb administrations.
P:	Peterborough Division (since the Webb administration), that is, the Port Pirie – Cockburn line, Peterborough – Terowie, Peterborough – Quorn, and Gladstone – Wilmington.
PL:	Port Lincoln Division, that is, all lines on Eyre Peninsula.
SE:	South Eastern Division. That is, all lines South of Wolesley, centred on Mt. Gambier.

Whereas for most of its history the S.A.R. used British terminology to describe its rolling stock, North American terms came into use in the 1920s under the Webb administration. Many of them remain in use today.

In the 1890s a fire at the Islington Works destroyed records and drawings relating to early rolling stock, and though some have survived through duplicate records held elsewhere, there are still many blanks. Information, where it does exist, is often incomplete and sometimes ambiguous.

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Goods - Broad Gauge

File	Version Date
Summay of cars recorded	98-02-17
4400-Class Bogie Composite Brake Vans - built by Islington Works	03-11-29
4-wheel Goods Brakevans (Blue brakes)	03-11-29
4-wheel Goods Brakevans (end cupola)	03-11-29
8300-class Bogie Steel Brakevans - built by Islington Works	99-08-11
AC-class Bogie Flatcars - Built by Islington Works	96-07-31
Accident & Tool Vans	99-01-27
A (later DA) class 4-wheel Steel Louvred Vans	96-07-31
B and BB-class 4-wheel Sheep Vans	96-07-31
BH-class bogie Horseboxes	96-07-31
Bogie Braking Tenders for 500-class diesel-electric locomotives	96-07-31
4-wheel Goods Brakevans	96-08-07
Bogie Composite Goods Brakevans	00-12-11
C-class 4 wheel sheep vans	01-04-10
Bogie Caboose Cars - built by Islington Works	96-07-31
CF-class 4-wheel Cattle Vans - built by Islington Works (bodies) Perry Engineering (u/frames).	96-07-31
CGP-class Bogie Steel Brakevans - built by Islington Works	99-08-11
D-class 4-wheel Sheep Vans	96-08-04
DWF-class 4-wheel Louvred Vans - built by Islington Works	96-09-02
E, EA, EE and EX-class 4-wheel Covered Vans	96-08-01
EF, EE and EZ 4-wheel Explosives Vans	96-08-01
Employees Sleeping Vans - bogie	01-04-10
Employees Sleeping Vans - 4 wheel	01-04-10
F-class 4-wheel Open wagons (Ex New Zealand Govt.)	96-08-01
F and FR-class 4-wheel Flat Wagons - Built by Islington Works	04-02-29
FAF-xlass 4-wheel Acid Tank Carriers - built by Islington Works	96-08-01
FCD-class Bogie Flatcars (To carry Chowilla Dam skips) - built by Islington Works	96-08-01
FC-class flat cars bogie.- built by Islington Works	04-02-07
FCC-class flat cars bogie.- built by Islington Works	04-02-07
FCS-class flat cars bogie.- built by Islington Works	04-02-07
FH-class horse-boxes - 4-wheel	04-03-14
FO-class bogie flat cars (converted at Islington Works)	04-03-09
G-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons - built by Islington Works	04-02-14
G-class 4-wheel Wooden Open Wagons	96-08-11
H, HB and HP-class 4-wheel Wooden Open Wagons	06-08-07
H-class bogie hopper cars - 9501-9520 built by Islington Works	03-10-14
HB-class bogie hopper cars - built by Islington Works	03-10-14
HC-class bogie cement hopper cars - rebuilt by Islington Works from H-class	03-10-09
HCA (HCX)-class bogie cement hopper cars - built by Islington Works	03-10-14
HS-class bogie hopper cars (for limestone) -9521-1935 built by Islington Works	03-10-14
4-wheel Horseboxes - no classificatation	96-08-08
J and JJ-class 4-wheel Open Wagons	01-04-10
JCP-class Bogie Steel Brakevans	96-08-09
K-class 4-wheel Buggy Trucks	96-08-09
K, KR, KT and KX-class 4-wheel Insulated Vans	96-08-09
L-class 4-wheel Hopper Wagons	96-08-09
M-class 4-wheel Sheep Wagons (Long)	96-08-09
M-class bogie Steel box cars - built by American Car & Foundry Co	01-04-07
Miscellaneous wagons	01-04-10
N-class 4-wheel Covered Vans	96-08-09
O-class Bogie Gondola Cars	01-07-01
OB-class (formerly O-class) Bogie Gondola Cars (Bulk commodities).	01-07-15
OBF-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons (1st series) - built by Islington Works	99-08-11
OBF-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons (2nd series) - built by Islington Works	99-08-26
OC-class bogie open wagon	04-01-01
OF-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons - built by Islington Works	99-08-26
OG-class Bogie Gondola Cars bulk (grain traffic)	01-07-15
OGF-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons - built by Islington Works	99-08-26
OMB-class Bogie Gondola Cars (motor car bodies)	01-07-15
OR-class Bogie Gondola Cars	01-07-14
OS-class Bogie Gondola Cars (high-speed bogies)	01-07-14
OW-class Bogie Wooden Open Wagons - built by Islington Works	01-07-15
OWP/OWS-class Bogie open wagons (dropsides)	01-07-15
OX-class Bogie Gondola Cars (bogie exchange)	01-07-15
P-class 4 wheel open wagon	01-05-06
P-class 4-wheel, and 6-wheel Cleminson flat wagons	03-10-14
P-class 6-wheel Cleminson flat wagons and P-class 4-wheel bolster flat wagons	01-06-13
PP-class wooden open bogie	01-04-10
PWA-class ablutions car	01-07-05
PWK-class kitchen car	01-07-05
PWS-class sleeping car	01-07-05
PWT-class toilet van	01-07-05
Q-class 4 wheel sheep van	03-10-14
R-class Cattle Vans	01-05-07
R-class Refrigerated 4 wheel vans	01-05-07
RB-class bogie Insulated vans	04-02-09
S-class 4-wheel Open Wagons	96-08-07
SAX-class bogie motor transport wagon	01-05-07
SGMX-class bogie open wagon	01-05-07
SGX-class bogie open wagon	01-05-07
SL and SLX-class Bogie "All-door" Louvred Vans	96-08-12
T-class flat wagons	01-05-08
Travelling and Wrecking Cranes	99-02-02
Various classes of Bogie Tank Cars	97-12-01
Unclassed 4-wheel Travelling Tanks	99-02-02
U-class bogie sheep van	01-05-08
V-class bogie cattle vans	95-09-24
W-class Bogie Wooden Open Wagons	99-11-20
Well Wagons - bogie	01-04-10
X-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons	96-08-13
Y-class 4-wheel Steel Open Wagons	04-02-14
Z-class 4-wheel Steel Hopper Wagons - built by Islington Works	96-08-13

Goods - Narrow Gauge

File	Version Date
7550-class Bogie Composite Goods Brakevans	01-05-08
A-class wooden vans 4-wheel	99-02-03
Accident and toolvans	99-02-03
B-class wooden open 4-wheel	97-11-26
BH-class horsebox bogie	01-03-20
Brakevans 4wheel	96-10-21
Brakevans bogie compo	04-02-09
Bogie composite brakevans & sleeping vans	04-02-07
C-class wooden open 4-wheel	99-01-27
Cs-class steel open 4-wheel	96-06-09
Cx-class wooden open 4-wheel	96-06-09
D-class flats (Cleminson) 6-wheel	01-03-28
E-class wooden open 4-wheel	97-04-09
ESVs 4-wheel	01-03-20
ESVs bogie	01-03-20
F-class flat car 4-wheel	96-07-20
Ff-class flat car bogie	01-03-18
G-class wooden flat 4-wheel	01-05-08
Gf-class flat 4-wheel	99-03-02
GN-class bogie gondola cars	04-03-04
H-class bolster flat 4-wheel	99-02-03
HBN-class bogie ballast hopper cars	04-03-18
HN-class bogie Hopper cars	04-02-07
J(OJ)-class horse boxes 4-wheel	96-07-21
K-class cattle vans 4-wheel	98-09-26
L-class cattle vans bogie	97-07-04
M-(Mm)class sheep vans 4-wheel	97-07-19
MCN-class bogie box cars	04-02-07
N-class wooden open 4-wheel	96-07-30
NH-class horse box bogie	99-02-02
OC-class open 4-wheel	96-12-02
OCN-class bogie open wagons	04-02-18
ODN-class open bogie	04-02-18
OE-class hoppers 4-wheel	97-04-09
OGN-class bogie open wagons	04-02-20
OSN-class bogie open wagons	04-02-20
P-class insulated vans 4-wheel	99-02-02
Q-class wooden open bogie	96-07-16
Qx-class 4-wheel sheep vans - rebuilt at Islington Works	03-10-14
R-class cattle vans bogie	97-01-18
Rn-class regerated vans 4-wheel	97-11-17
SFn-class 4-wheel sheep vans	04-02-07
Sn-class bogie sheep vans	04-02-09
T-class wooden open bogie	96-07-19
U-class sheep vans bogie	96-10-24
V-class steel louvred van 4-wheel	97-07-19
VCW-class bogie louvred vans	04-02-07
VW-class bogie louvred vans	04-02-07
W-class steel open wagon bogie	99-01-31
Wl-class well wagon bogie	99-02-02
X-class wooden open 4-wheel	01-03-25
Xf flatcars 4-wheel	99-03-02
Xx-class steel open 4-wheel	97-05-27
Y-class open-wagon 4-wheel	01-05-08
Yf-class flat car 4-wheel	97-11-21
Yh-class steel hopper 4-wheel	97-08-25
Yx-class steel open 4-wheel	97-11-21
Yy-class steel open 4-wheel	99-08-11
Z(Hfn) steel hopper 4-wheel	97-04-15
Cranes	01-05-08
Miscellaneous stock	99-03-02
Summary	98-10-02
Tank cars bogie	97-04-08
Tram stock c1895	99-07-26
Travelling tanks 4-wheel	01-03-25
Travelling tanks 6-wheel	99-02-03
Travelling tanks bogie	99-02-03

Passenger - Broad

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