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| Keywords: G9, Commonwealth Railways, ca 1951.jpg Commonwealth Railways G class tender locomotive no G9 probably at Port Augusta South Australia The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia USA It entered service in July 1914 was allocated to the Port Augusta Division and was officially withdrawn in January 1952 <p>This is one of a number of images in the collection of the State Library of South Australia depicting Commonwealth Railways locomotives said to have been taken in around 1951 the year the new Commonwealth Railways GM class diesel-electric locomotives began to replace the CR's remaining steam locomotive fleet on the Trans-Australia Railway <p>Some of the information provided here about the image is obtained from Fluck Ronald E; Marshall Barry; Wilson John 1996 Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways Welland SA Gresley Publishing p 29 ISBN 0959969039 1951 http //images slsa sa gov au/mpcimg/59000/B58892_551 htm State Library of South Australia image number B 58892/551 probably Commonwealth Railways Custom license marker 2014 04 27 PD-Australia Uploaded with UploadWizard Commonwealth Railways G class locomotives Locomotives facing left 1951 in rail transport in Australia 1951 in South Australia | ||||
