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| Queensland Railways 6D8½ class |
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 No.5 tank type, Innisfail Tramway, 1921 |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder |
John Fowler & Co |
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| Build date | 1900-23 |
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| Total produced | 6 |
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The Queensland Railways 6D8½ class locomotive was a class of
0-6-0T
steam locomotives operated by the
Queensland Railways.
History
The 6D8½ class was a class of similar locomotives built by
John Fowler & Co,
Leeds over a 23-year period. Per
Queensland Railway's
classification system they were designated the 6D8½ class, the 6 representing the number of
driving wheels, the D that it was a
tank locomotive, and the 8½ the
cylinder diameter in inches.
[1]
[2]
Class list
| Number
|
In service
|
Notes
|
| 1
|
1900
|
Written off October 1925
|
| 2
|
1900
|
Written off June 1924
|
| 3
|
August 1915
|
Withdrawn September 1957
|
| 4
|
August 1915
|
Withdrawn September 1957
|
| 5
|
June 1921
|
Withdrawn September 1957
|
| 8
|
March 1923
|
Withdrawn January 1962
|
References
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^ Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 26–27.
ISBN
9780909937263.
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^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 80.
ISBN
086417778X.
