It may sound like the name of a cookbook, but it is the name of this former Western Australian Government Railways S class 4-8-2, now mounted at the long distance Perth Terminal, road number S 542. The class numbered 10 units, built 1943-1945 at the WAGR Midland Workshops and used on the WAGR 3'6" gauge system. They were intended for service on both passenger and goods services on the Eastern Goldfields Railway between Perth and Kalgoorlie, although after WW2 they worked primarily on the South West mainline. (Geoff Churchman photo)
Designer: Frederick Mills
Driving wheel diameter: 4 ft (1.22 metres)
Length: 69 ft 3½ in (22.1 metres)
Locomotive weight: 121 tonnes
Fuel: coal
Water capacity: 5,000 and 2,500 imperial gallons (21,500 and 10,750 litres)
Boiler pressure: 200 psi (13.8 bar)
Cylinder size: 19 in × 24 in (483 x 610 mm)
Tractive effort: 30,685 lbs (136.6 kN)
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