South Australian Railways 400 class
The South Australian Railways 400 class comprised ten 4-8-2+2-8-4 articulated steam locomotives built in France in 1952 and 1953 under licence to Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester, UK. The locomotives mainly hauled ore on the  narrow-gauge  line from the New South Wales/South Australia border to smelters at Port Pirie until 1963, when they were replaced by diesel locomotives. They also operated on the line to the break-of-gauge station at Terowie. Some locomotives were returned to service in 1969 while narrow gauge diesel locomotives were converted to . Subsequently some were stored at Peterborough before being scrapped. Two have been preserved, in static condition:
No. 402 at the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow
No. 409 at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. Gallery

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External links

Locomotive Specifications at SteamLocomotive.com

Franco-Belge locomotives
Beyer, Peacock locomotives
4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives
Garratt locomotives
400
Railway locomotives introduced in 1953
3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia

Freight locomotives