Queensland A14 class locomotive

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Queensland Railways A14 class
StateLibQld 1 244062 Engine 281 in the locomotive sheds at Ipswich.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPhoenix Engine Company
Serial number16-23
Build date1894/95
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders 2 outside
Cylinder size Diameter: 14 in (356 mm) x (?)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Numbers281-288
Dispositionall scrapped

The Queensland Railways A14 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

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History

In 1894/95, the Phoenix Engine Company, Ipswich built eight 4-4-0 steam locomotives for the Queensland Railways. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A14 class, A representing they had two driving axles, and the 14 the cylinder diameter in inches. [1]

All were reboilered in 1909 and withdrawn between 1922 and 1929. [1] [2]

Class list

NumberBuilder's
number
In serviceNotes
28116June 1894Condemned October 1927
28217July 1894Condemned February 1928
28318November 1894Condemned March 1930
28419January 1895Condemned February 1929
28520March 1895Condemned June 1926
28621June 1895Condemned October 1922
28722March 1895Condemned November 1929
28823December 1895Condemned December 1928

References

  1. 1 2 Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 64, 102. ISBN   0-909937-13-3.
  2. "A14 Class". Queensland Railway's Interest Group.