The South Australian Railways R class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways. The initial 30 of the class were upgraded and reclassified as the Rx class; the
Rx149 with a load of wine barrels at McLaren Vale, 1920
Backhead and cab of an Rx class locomotive after rebuild from R class
South Australian Railways
Videos
South Australian Railways was the organisation through which the Government of South Australia built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 until March 1978, when its non-urban railways we
Y71 steam locomotive on display at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum
The horsedrawn Goolwa to Port Elliot railway, in 1860
William Webb, who transformed South Australian Railways in the 1920s
A 500 class locomotive introduced by Webb to haul heavy trains over the Adelaide Hills