South Australian Railways 710 class
The South Australian Railways 710 class was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
712 at Eden Hills in 1951
710 'Sir Alexander Ruthven' at Islington, 1928
Sir Alexander and party inspecting 710 at Islington
Sir Alexander in the cab of his namesake locomotive
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck. This configuration of steam locomotive is most often referred to as a Mikado, frequently shortened to Mike.
USRA Light Mikado No. 639 from the Nickel Plate Road
Australian gauge-convertible X class
Katanga Mikado no. 201, c. 1917
Class Tr1 no. 1088