Queensland C15 class locomotive
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 Queensland Railways C15 Class Locomotive No.41 circa 1879-1886 | |||||||||||||||
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The Queensland Railways C15 class locomotive was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
History[edit]
In 1879, the Queensland Railway’s Southern & Western Railways took delivery of one Baldwin Locomotive Company 2-8-0 locomotive, being placed in service as no. 41 hauling services up the Main Range.[1]
A similar example as imported jointly by JA Overend and Company and Garget and Company for sections 1 and 2 of the Stanthorpe extension. It was purchased by the Queensland Railways entering service as no. 42. No. 41 was transferred to the Great Northern Railway (Townsville), returning south in 1886 as no. 104. Both were reboilered in 1900. They were similar to the New Zealand Railways T class.[1]
Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the C15 class, the C representing they had four driving axles, and the 15 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]
Class list[edit]
| Works number |
Southern & Western Railway number |
Great Northern Railway number |
Queensland Railways number |
In service | Notes |
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| 4602 | 41 | 1 | 104 (from 1886) | December 1879 | Written off 1926 |
| 4730 | 42 | 42 | 1881 | Written off 1916 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 31, 97. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.