Silverton Tramway 4-6-0 No. A 21
Port Adelaide, SAUS, Australia 		Location: National Railway Museum Port Adelaide
Status: Display
Posted: Aug 11, 2017 @ 15:08:10 by Robin R Beck
A 21 is one of a class of 4 locos built 1912 to 1915. They could haul 25% more than previous locos. Worked the 36 mile Broken Hill to Cockburn trains, mostly heavy ore trains for Port Pirie smelters. At Cockburn the South Australia Railway provided the locomotives. Did mainline duty until 1951 when the arrival of the W class relegated them to shunting duties. A 21 was finally withdrawn October 1960 having travelled over 760,000 miles. Was preserved and moved to Mile End museum in Adelaide, October 1965. With the rest of the collection it was moved to Port Adelaide, where a excellent museum has been built.