Australian Standard Garratt

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2+2-8-4
• UIC	2′D1′+1′D2′
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Length	85 ft 9+1⁄2 in (26.15 m)
Axle load	8.5 long tons (8.6 t; 9.5 short tons)
Adhesive weight	76.25 long tons; (77.5 t; 85.4 short tons)
Loco weight	119 long tons; (120.9 t; 133.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t; 6.7 short tons)
Water cap.	4,200 imp gal; (19,094 L; 5,044 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	35 sq ft (3 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	163 sq ft (15 m2)
• Tubes	1,535 sq ft (143 m2)
• Total surface	2,013 sq ft (187 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	315 sq ft (29 m2)
Cylinders	4 outside
Cylinder size	14.5 in × 24 in; (368 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Clyde Engineering; Islington Railway Workshops; Midland Railway Workshops; Newport Workshops
Build date	1943-1945
Total produced	57

Australian Standard Garratt
Australian Standard Garratt
	G33 at the Australian Railway Historical Society Museum in 2007
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Clyde Engineering; Islington Railway Workshops; Midland Railway Workshops; Newport Workshops
Build date	1943-1945
Total produced	57
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2+2-8-4
• UIC	2′D1′+1′D2′
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Length	85 ft 9+1⁄2 in (26.15 m)
Axle load	8.5 long tons (8.6 t; 9.5 short tons)
Adhesive weight	76.25 long tons; (77.5 t; 85.4 short tons)
Loco weight	119 long tons; (120.9 t; 133.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t; 6.7 short tons)
Water cap.	4,200 imp gal; (19,094 L; 5,044 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	35 sq ft (3 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	163 sq ft (15 m2)
• Tubes	1,535 sq ft (143 m2)
• Total surface	2,013 sq ft (187 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	315 sq ft (29 m2)
Cylinders	4 outside
Cylinder size	14.5 in × 24 in; (368 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	34,240 lbf (152.3 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.4
Operators
Career
Operators	Emu Bay Railway; Fyansford Cement Works Railway; Queensland Railways; South Australian Railways; Tasmanian Government Railways; Western Australian Government Railways
Preserved	G33
Disposition	1 preserved, 56 scrapped

The Australian Standard Garratt (ASG) was a Garratt locomotive designed in Australia during World War II, and used on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railway systems in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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