COMPONENTS
Engine Brake Blocks ☑
Tender Brake Blocks ☐
Superheater Fabrication ☑
Boiler Tubes ☑
Boiler Crane Lift ☑
Superheater Material ☑
Superheater Bending ☑
Boiler Blasting ☑
Smokebox Material ☑
Blast Pipe ☑
Fire Grates ☑
Flue Safe Ending ☑
Grit Blasting of Flues ☑
Gamma Ray Testing of Boiler ☑
Clothing Grit Blast ☑
Main Internal Steam Pipe Machining ☑
Flue Swaging ☑
Pressure Gauge Restoration ☑
Main Internal Steam Pipe ☑
Steam Chest Grit Blast ☑
Foundation Ring Rivets ☑
Boiler Rivet Snap ☑
Flexible Stay Cups ☑
Smokebox Rivet Snap ☑
Rivets for New Smokebox ☑
Tender Electrical System ☑
Tube and Flue Expansion Tooling ☑
Valve Ring Pattern ☑
Boiler Paint ☑
Blast Pipe Mount ☑
Internal Steam Pipe Machining ☑
Blast Nozzle ☑
Boiler Studs ☑
Blanking Plates ☑
Pony Truck Liner Plate ☑
Firebox Inner Corners ☑
Steam Chest Plate ☑
Lens Ring Material ☑
Plate to Cover Oil Burner Holes ☑
☑ = Component Funded ☐ = Component Not Funded
S.A.R. 520 CLASS LOCOMOTIVE
Reviving South Australia's heritage through steam locomotive restoration
It’s easy to do great work when you believe in what you do. That’s why we’re committed to bringing back 520 to the rails!
Our Project
We're always working on something. Most of the time, we're focused on keeping our operational stock in service. But every so often we get the chance to work on other projects. 520 is one of them.
News
Stay Updated on Our Restoration Progress and Announcements! You'll also get the first look at 520s progress, donation rounds, events, and important notices. Steam Locomotive 520 Restoration.