904 (Raymond Marsh)
Locomotive numbers: 900-909
Model Number:
| Type | Diesel-Electric |
| Introduced | 1951 |
| Number in class | 10 |
| Manufacturer | SAR |
| Gauge | Broad |
| Axles | A1A-A1A |
| Length | 20.17 m |
| Mass | 128 t |
| Engine | EE 16SVT |
| Generator | EE 822-17K |
| Traction motors | EE 523 |
| Power | 1185 kW / 1585 HP |
| Tractive effort | 279 / 151 kN |
| Speed | 119 / 24 km/h |
The 900 class was the first broad gauge loco on SAR rails, and found
most
of their work over the Adelaide-Melbourne line, including hauling the Overland.
Later on, they were used on the Port Pirie and Peterborough lines,
before
being withdrawn, and most have been scrapped.
Preserved locomotives:
| 900 | National Railway Museum |
| 907 | ARHS-Steamranger (in trust from Murraylander) |
| 909 | ARHS-Steamranger (in trust from Murraylander) |
Named locomotives:
| 900 | Lady Norrie |
Lady Norrie is the wife of Sir Charles Norrie, the Governor of SA at
the
time of the introduction of the class.
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| 900 | 95/1848 | 9/1951 | Preserved |
| 901 | 96/1849 | 11/1951 | Scrapped |
| 902 | 97/1850 | 4/1952 | Scrapped |
| 903 | 98/1851 | 7/1952 | Scrapped |
| 904 | 99/1852 | 9/1952 | Scrapped |
| 905 | 100/1853 | 12/1952 | Scrapped |
| 906 | 101/1854 | 1/1953 | Scrapped |
| 907 | 102/1855 | 3/1953 | Preserved |
| 908 | 103/1856 | 5/1953 | Scrapped |
| 909 | 104/1857 | 7/1953 | Preserved |