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A contract to build the three broad gauge locomotives for the orginal Adelaide to Port Adelaide was placed with the Fairbairn Company in England. The locomotives departed Liverpool on 3rd July 1855 on the brig "Theodore", arriving at Glenelg, South Australia, on 1st November 1855. The vessel proceeded to Port Adelaide, where unloading was completed on 17th January 1856. Following assembly at Port Adelaide, the engines were ready for service on the new line, which was officially opened on 19th April 1856. It became available to the public two days later.
In 1869 these diminutive tank engines, which had been numbered 1 , 2 and 3, were converted to tender locomotives. Following withdrawal of No. 1 in 1871 and Nos. 2 and 3 in 1874 the coupled wheels from engines 1 and 2 were fitted to a bogie flat wagon, known as the "Crocodile" and used for transporting narrow gauge locomotives and rollingstock over the broad gauge lines to the Islington Workshops.
| Class: | Unclassified | |
| Builder: | William Fairbairn - Manchester, England | |
| Introduced: | 1856 | |
| Number in Class: | 3 | |
| Wheel Arrangement: | 2-4-0 Well Tank(1′B 3) | |
| Driving Wheel Diameter: | 5 ft. 3 in. | |
| Cylinders: | Number: | 2 |
| - | Position on frame: | Inside |
| - | Diameter x stroke: | 15 in. x 24 in. |
| Boiler Pressure: | 80 lbs p.s.i. | |
| Tractive Effort: | 5,800 lbs | |
| Weight in Working Order: | 37 tons | |
| Wheelbases: | Engine: | 14 ft. 2 in. |
| - | Rigid: | 7 ft. 9 in. |
| - | Engine & Tender: | 32 ft. 4 in. |
| Overall Length: | 43 ft. 6 in. | |
"William Fairbairn - Manchester, England" built 2-4-0 Well Tank broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 31.1.1856 | First trial trip [nrm] |
| 2.1856 | Entered service as "No. 1". Built by William Fairbairn. Arrived ex ship "Theodore". [nrm] |
| 8.2.1856 | First locomotive to enter Adelaide station [nrm] |
| - | Named "Adelaide" [nrm] |
| 1869 | Rebuilt as 2-4-0 [nrm] |
| 1871 | Condemned [nrm] |
| Coupled wheels fitted to a bogie flat wagon, known as the "Crocodile" [nrm] |
"William Fairbairn - Manchester, England" built 2-4-0 Well Tank broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 8.3.1856 | First trial trip [nrm] |
| 3.1856 | Entered service as "No. 2". Built by William Fairbairn. Arrived ex ship "Theodore". [nrm] |
| - | Named "Victoria" [nrm] |
| 1869 | Rebuilt as 2-4-0 [nrm] |
| 1874 | Condemned [nrm] |
| Coupled wheels fitted to a bogie flat wagon, known as the "Crocodile" [nrm] |
"William Fairbairn - Manchester, England" built 2-4-0 Well Tank broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 4.1856 | Entered service as "No. 3". Built by William Fairbairn. Arrived ex ship "Theodore". [nrm] |
| - | Named "Albert" [nrm] |
| 1869 | Rebuilt as 2-4-0 [nrm] |
| 1874 | Condemned [nrm] |
