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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
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
| Works number |
Southern & Western Railway number |
Great Northern Railway number |
Queensland Railways number |
In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4602 | 41 | 1 | 104 (from 1886) | December 1879 | Written off 1926 |
| 4730 | 42 | 42 | 1881 | Written off 1916 |
References
- ^ 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.