List of Queensland steam locomotives
List of Queensland steam locomotives[1]
Classification
The classification system use by Queensland Railways consisted of a letter, indicating the number of driving axles, followed by a number, indicating the cylinder diameter in inches. This was confusing for two reasons: (1) it differed from the international system and (2) it could lead to several classes having the same classification number. Where classification numbers were duplicated, the classes were usually distinguished by the name of the builder, e.g. A10 Baldwin, A10 Fairlie, A10 Neilson.
| Number of driving axles | International classification | QR classification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | - |
| 2 | B | A |
| 3 | C | B |
| 4 | D | C |
| 3 (Tank locomotive) | D |
Improved versions of a similar class were given a second identical letter. For example, the improved version of the D17 was the DD17.
Classes extinct by 1900
These classes are not listed on the Queensland's Railways Interest Group website.[2]
Classes surviving beyond 1900
- 4D10 – Ipswich Class
- 4D11½ Abt Class
- 6D11½ Crane Class
- 6D11½ Motor Class
- 6D13 – Originally F – Class
- 6D13½ Abt Class
- 6D13½ later B13½ Class
- 6D15 Class - A single modified PB15 Class
- 6D16 Class
- 6D17 later D17 Class
- 8D15 Class
- A10 Avonside
- A10 Baldwin – Originally American Passenger Class
- A10 Fairlie – Originally A Class
- A10 Ipswich
- A10 Neilson – Originally B Class
- A11 – Originally Large A Class
- A12 – Originally American Passenger Class
- A12 (small) – American Passenger Class
- A14 Class
- AC16 Class
- Australian Standard Garratt
- B11 – Originally C Class
- B11 Baldwin Class
- B12 – Originally E Class
- B13 Class
- B15 Class
- B15con Class
- B16½ Class
- B17 Class
- B18¼ Class
- BB18¼ Class
- Beyer-Garratt Class
- C13 Baldwin Class
- C13 Dubs – Originally Small Consolation Class
- C15 – Originally Large Consolation Class
- C16 Baldwin – Large Consolidation Classba
- C16 Class
- C17 Class
- C18 later CC19 Class
- C19 Class
- DD17 Class
- PB15 (1924) Class
- PB15 Class
Ipswich workshops
The old Ipswich workshops of Queensland Railways built locomotives up to 1879 when a Select Committee recommended that no further locomotives be built there. The new Ipswich workshops began building locomotives in 1903.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.qrig.org/motive-power/locomotives/steam
- ↑ http://www.qrig.org/motive-power/locomotives/steam/steam-locomotives-of-the-20th-century
- ↑ http://www.qrig.org/motive-power/locomotives/steam/4d10-ipswich-class