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740-class 2-8-2 locomotives
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-8-2 (1′D1′ 2′2′) | |
| Builder: | Clyde Engineering | |
| Year: | 1953 | |
| Number built | 10 | |
| Driving wheels diameter: | 4 ft. 9 in. | |
| Cylinders: - No., diameter & stroke: | 2 x 22 in. x 28 in. | |
| Valve gear: | Walschaert | |
| Boiler pressure: | 200 lbs. | |
| Tractive effort: | 40,454 lbs. | |
| Heating surfaces: | ||
| tubes: | 2,400 sq. ft. | |
| superheater: | 620 sq. ft. | |
| firebox: | 194 sq. ft. | |
| grate area: | 47 sq. ft. | |
| Tender capacity: | ||
| coal: | 10 tons | |
| Water | 6,350 gallons | |
| Roadworthy weights: | ||
| engine : | 93.95 tons | |
| tender | 71.10 tons | |
| on drivers | 68.80 tons | |
| engine & tender: | 165 tons 1 cwt | |
| Maximum axle load: | 17 tons 17 cwt | |
| Wheelbases: | ||
| engine | 33 ft. 6 in. | |
| rigid | 15 ft. 6 in. | |
| engine & tender | 65 ft. 4 in. | |
| Overall length: | 73 ft. 1½ in. | |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 1.3.1952 | Entered service. Works No.520 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 220,648 miles |
| 30.10.1963 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 30.4.1952 | Entered service. Works No.521 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 217,510 miles |
| 22.7.1964 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 3.6.1952 | Entered service. Works No.522 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 203,639 miles |
| 22.6.1964 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 1.9.1952 | Entered service. Works No.523 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 190,455 miles |
| 29.11.1963 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 3.10.1952 | Entered service. Works No.524 |
| 8.1961 | Stored. |
| 9.7.1964 | Condemned after 197,960 miles |
| 24.8.1964 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 11.12.1952 | Entered service. Works No.527 |
| 18.1.1962 | Stored. |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 186,462 miles |
| 22.7.1964 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 13.2.1953 | Entered service. Works No.528 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 194,775 miles |
| 5.3.1964 | Scrapped |
| - | Boiler to SAPFOR Timber Mills. |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 17.3.1953 | Entered service. Works No.529 |
| 4.7.1964 | Last run. |
| 25.11.1965 | Condemned after 200,754 miles |
| 30.7.1966 | Scrapped |
| - | Tender underframe converted to brake tender "BT 2". |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 24.4.1953 | Entered service. Works No.530 |
| 16.7.1963 | Condemned after 186,516 miles |
| 9.12.1963 | Scrapped |
Clyde Engineering built 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 15.10.1953 | Entered service. Works No.533 |
| 11.7.1963 | Stored. |
| 9.7.1964 | Condemned after 184,891 miles |
| 22.8.1964 | Scrapped |
