| South Australian Railways Z class | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | James Martin & Co Islington Railway Workshops |
| Serialnumber: | 99-106, 18, 19 |
| Builddate: | 1894 |
| Totalproduction: | 10 |
| Whytetype: | 4-4-0 2′B 3 |
| Driverdiameter: | 4 ft. 6 in. |
| Length: | 41feet |
| Height: | 3.5052 Metres |
| Axleload: | 9 tons 17 cwt |
| Locotenderweight: | 50 tons 1 cwt |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Boilerpressure: | 1450NaN0 |
| Firearea: | 13.87 square feet |
| Tubearea: | 795.22square feet |
| Fireboxarea: | 73.93square feet |
| Cylindercount: | 2 Outside |
| Cylindersize: | 15.5x |
| Tractiveeffort: | 102702NaN2 |
| Operator: | South Australian Railways |
| Operatorclass: | Z |
| Fleetnumbers: | Z187-Z196 |
| Firstrundate: | 22.12.1894 |
| Lastrundate: | 1956 |
| Withdrawndate: | 1956 |
| Scrapdate: | 1956 |
| Disposition: | All original locomotives scrapped; one new-build under construction |
The South Australian Railways Z class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways.
In 1895 James Martin & Co delivered eight 4-4-0 locomotives to the South Australian Railways. In 1911 another two were built by the Islington Railway Workshops.[1]
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A replica locomotive is being built. It will be numbered Z199.[2]