Queensland A12 small class locomotive

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Queensland Railways A12 class
A12 no. 11 locomotive built by Baldwin (USA) for the Central Railway, Rockhampton, in 1878 (4731978076).jpg
The Central Railway's A12 class number 11, later Queensland Railways no. 167.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number4197-4199
Build date1878
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders 2 outside
Cylinder size 12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 406 mm)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Numbers38, 39, 167
Dispositionall scrapped

The Queensland Railways A12 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

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History

In 1878, the Queensland Railways took delivery of three 4-4-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Two entered service on the Southern & Western Railway and one on the Central Railway. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A12 class, A representing they had two driving axles, and the 12 the cylinder diameter in inches. [1]

Class list

Works
number		Central Railways
number		Southern & Western
Railway number		 Queensland Railways
number		In serviceNotes
419711167July 1878Condemned June 1913
41983838June 1878Condemned June 1912
41993939July 1878Condemned June 1912

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References

  1. ↑ Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 30, 97. ISBN   0 909937 13 3.
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