FAREWELL S302

Builder: Clyde Engineering, Granville NSW

Build #: 57-166

In Service: September 1957

Scrapped: June 2025 (Bendigo)

It was recently reported that S302 has been scrapped.

I know that they can't all be saved, but it is terribly sad when one of these old classics go.

A pristine looking S302 at the Dynon locomotive depot in Melbourne.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Around Dynon loco again.
Photo: Brad Peadon

S302 leading an unknown X class on a grainie at an unknown location.

It is suspected that this was taken in April 1991, the notes for which I am still trying to locate.
Photo: Brad Peadon

S302 back at Dynon again, this time in the highly attractive West Coast rail livery.
Photo: Brad Peadon

S302 at Footscray on a West Coast Rail service to Warrnambool.
Photo: Brad Peadon

S302 on another Warrnambool bound service passing our accommodation in Geelong.

Photo: Brad Peadon

S302 at Geelong again.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Here she is seen at Goulburn during the first Streamliners event.
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Victorian S Class Locomotive

6-8-2019

LOCO	BUILD #	DATE	OWNER	STATUS	NAME
S300	57-164	1957	Private Owner	Stored	Matthew Flinders
S301	57-165	1957	Pacific National	Stored	Sir Thomas Mitchell
S302	57-166	1957	Southern Shorthaul	Service	Edward Henty
S303	57-167	1957	VicTrack	Preserved Operational, Seymour	CJ La Trobe
S304	57-168	1957	N/A	Scrapped	George Bass
S305	57-169	1957	N./A	Scrapped	Hamilton Hume
S306	57-170	1957	Pacific National	Stored	John Batman
S307	57-171	1957	Pacific National	Stored	John Pascoe Fawkner
S308	58-179	1958	VicTrack	Preserved Static, ARHS Newport	Sir Redmond Barry
S309	58-182	1958	N/A	Scrapped	William Lonsdale
S310	60-227	1960	SRHC	Stored	George Higinbotham
S311	60-228	1960	Private Owner	Stored	Sir Ferdinand von Mueller
S312	60-229	1961	Southern Shorthaul	Service	Peter Lalor
S313	61-230	1961	VicTrack	Operational, Steamrail	Alfred Deakin
S314	61-231	1961	N/A	Scrapped #	Sir John O'Shanassy
S315	61-238	1961	N/A	Scrapped	Sir Charles Gavan Duffy
S316	61-239	1961	N/A	Scrapped #	Sir Andrew Clarke
S317	61-240	1961	Southern Shorthaul	Service	Sir John Monash
			SRHC	Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
			#	Destroyed - Violet Town Accident

S302 Shepparton - 30th October 2018 - Photo: Steve Thomas

S303 Appleton Dock (Melbourne) - Arthur Anderson

S304 Sunshine (Melbourne) 1984 - Brad Coulter (Snr)

S305 Ararat 1977 - Brad Coulter (Snr)

S307 Geelong 5-3-2000 - Bradly Coulter

Shepparton - 8th January 2019 - Photo:Steve Thomas

S313 Dynon Depot (Melbourne) 2-12-2000 - Bradly Coulter

S316 at Delec Depot (Sydney) - Official Photo

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More S Class Guff.

Compiled By Brad Peadon
With thanks to Bradly Coulter, Paul de Sauty and Steve Thomas.

It was a day I had been eagerly awaiting for a number of weeks, the gathering of a few railfan mates in my former haunt of Wingello, for a day of railfanning and the usual chat that goes along with these events.
As the big date approached there was some apprehension about the weather forecast which slowly began to look worse and worse as the days drew closer.
My driving partner for the day, the world famous Colonel, was eager to go regardless of weather conditions and, while at first I was hesitant, some last minute disastrous news on the Wednesday helped me push through with a decision.

The disastrous news in question was the death of my very close friend Bill Sullivan, who I have known for nearly a decade and one who has been instrumental in my of the work I do with the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society'. He was only 61 and never showed any signs that this was going to happen.
So it was a choice of sitting home thinking about it, or going out and trying to enjoy myself with some other long-term friends. I, of course, decided on the later.

Departure from Sydney was around 4am, stopping at the 'Church Of Colonel, just after 5. The weather, while far from magnificent, was certainly quite acceptable. There was actually some quite large breaks.

Driving south there were ominous black clouds and lightening fast approaching, with some spitting already starting after Mittagong. Bundernoon was eventually reached in heavy rain, soon after Wingello, in rather cyclonic conditions.

Soon after the trains started rolling through.

NR57 NR68 - Dn conts - Picton and Bundanoon

8123 - Dn Garbage - Wingello - 07.10

After a brief respite from the conditions, we were again treated with an even heavier downpour as NR77 AN4 NR107 top the hill and roll down past the station (see above)

The steelie had not even past when over the carriage racket we could here 8136 8131 climbing the northbound grade with an up wheat, the headlight punching through the rain and fog.

Two small patches of blue sky were noted in another small break from the rain.

Bob turns up just in time to get 8106 8138 on another up wheatie.

Thanks to the wonders of the internet and all the dribbling it has promoted, we were previously advised that MB7 would have a particularly spectacular combination up front.

For once the rain stayed away as the familiar sound of a approaching train was heard. Headinmg to the level crossing in search of a spot, we were soon treated to the second best train of the day (although I am sure the EMD fans would not agree with the best one).

CLF04 6006 LDP005 - MB7 - Wingello - 09.55

Wingello Station

NR101 NR36 - containers - Wingello - 11.17

The weather appears to be getting better! :-)

With weather deteriorating and nothing on the cards - a decision to move to Moss Vale in search of the Cockypoo Run which was to have the recently restored 4464 up front.

Moss Vale station carpark flooded.

8143 X47 up garbage train arrives at Moss Vale - in the pouring rain again.

4464 4486 on the Cockypoo run. This was the trial run for 4464 after an extended period of restoration.

Oh dear, pipe damage following ARTC track work.

S317 FL220 shunts Braemar sidings.

Of course, like any great rail adventure, the weather picks up at the

end of the day.