South Australian Railways Ge class

{{short description|Class of Australian 4-4-0T locomotives}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox locomotive

| name = South Australian Railways Ge class

| image = South Australian Railways Ge Class No. 165.jpg

| alt =

| caption = South Australian Railways Ge class No. 165

| powertype = Steam

| designer =

| builder = Beyer, Peacock and Company

| ordernumber =

| serialnumber = 3873 & 3874

| buildmodel =

| builddate = 1897

| totalproduction = 2

| rebuilder =

| rebuilddate =

| numberrebuilt =

| website =

| whytetype = {{whyte|4-4-0|T}}

| uicclass = 2'B T

| driver =

| gauge = {{Track gauge|5'3"|lk=on}}

| leadingdiameter =

| driverdiameter = {{cvt|4|ft|0|in|mm|0}}

| coupleddiameter =

| trailingdiameter =

| tenderdiameter =

| minimumcurve =

| wheelbase =

| engine total =

| leading =

| drivers =

| coupled =

| trailing =

| tender total =

| tendertruck =

| tenderbogie =

| pivotcentres =

| wheelspacing =

| length = {{cvt|25|ft|7|in|m|2}}

| over couplers =

| over bufferbeams =

| width =

| height =

| frametype =

| axleload = {{long ton|10|11}}

| leadingbogie/pony =

| coupled all =

| coupled 1 =

| coupled 2 =

| coupled 3 =

| coupled 4 =

| coupled 5 =

| coupled 6 =

| coupled 7 =

| coupled 8 =

| trail bogie/pony =

| tenderbogieload =

| tenderaxle =

| weightondrivers =

| locoweight = {{long ton|28|18}}

| tenderweight =

| locotenderweight =

| tendertype =

| fueltype = Coal

| fuelcap = {{long ton|0|16}}

| watercap = {{cvt|460|impgal|USgal L|0|disp=br()}}

| tendercap =

| sandcap =

| fireboxtype =

| firearea = {{cvt|10.5|sqft|m2}}

| boiler =

| boilertype =

| pitch =

| diameterinside =

| lengthinside =

| smalltubediameter =

| largetubediameter =

| boilerpressure = {{cvt|140|psi|kPa|0}}

| safetyvalvetype =

| feedwaterheater =

| totalsurface =

| tubearea = {{cvt|547|sqft|m2}}

| archarea =

| fluearea =

| tubesandflues =

| fireboxarea = {{cvt|56|sqft|m2}}

| superheatertype =

| superheaterarea =

| cylindercount = 2

| cylindersize = {{cvt|13 x 18|in|mm|0}}

| frontcylindersize =

| rearcylindersize =

| hpcylindersize =

| lpcylindersize =

| valvegear =

| valvetype =

| valvetravel =

| valvelap =

| valvelead =

| transmission =

| trainheating =

| locobrakes =

| locobrakeforce =

| trainbrakes =

| safety =

| coupling =

| maxspeed =

| poweroutput =

| tractiveeffort = {{cvt|7,814|lbf|kN}}

| factorofadhesion =

| operator = South Australian Railways

| operatorclass = Ge

| powerclass =

| numinclass = 2

| fleetnumbers = 165 & 166

| officialname =

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| retiredate =

| withdrawndate = 1929-1935

| preservedunits =

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| currentowner =

| disposition = all scrapped

| notes =

}}

The South Australian Railways Ge class locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the Glenelg Railway Company in 1897, entering service as numbers 11 and 12. They entered service on the South Australian Railways (SAR) as Ge class Nos. 165 and 166 on 16 December 1899 following the purchase of the Glenelg Railway Company. No. 166 was condemned on the 8th of April 1929, followed by No. 165 on 4 June 1935. They were both eventually scrapped.{{cite book |last1=Fluck |first1=R. E. |last2=Sampson |first2=R. |last3=Bird |first3=K. J. |title=Steam locomotives and railcars of the South Australian Railways |date=1986 |publisher=Mile End Railway Museum (S.A.) Inc. |location=South Australia |isbn=0959-5073-37 |pages=47–50}}{{cite web |last1=Drymalik |first1=Chris |title=Broad Gauge Ge-class 4-4-0 tank locomotives |url=http://www.comrails.com/sar_locos/r_b_ge.html |website=Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails) |accessdate=30 July 2019}}