Queensland B11 Baldwin class locomotive

Queensland Railways B11 class
B11 Baldwin No.3 and Workmen on bridge at Kuranda Railway, Cairns
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 4594, 4596 Build date 1880 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 2-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 178, 179 Disposition both scrapped

The Queensland Railways B11 class locomotive was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1880, the Queensland Railways took delivery of two 2-6-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B11 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 11 the cylinder diameter in inches. ^[1]

Class list

Works number	Great Northern Railways number	CS number	Bowen Railways number	Queensland Railways number	In service	Notes
4594	5	3		178	1882	Sold to contractor O’Rourke & McSharry, repurchased 1887 as no.3, transferred to Cairns May 1888, hired to contractor John Robb until 1891, sold to Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway 1896, reacquired with tramway September 1911, scrapped August 1913
4596	1		2	179	1880	Sold to contractor J Bashford 1884, repurchased 1886, returned to service August 1889 as no. 23, transferred to Bowen Railway as no. 2, sold to Bowen-Proserpine Tramway July 1909, reacquired with tramway April 1911, sold to Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co. March 1917

References

1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 33, 97. ISBN   0-909937-13-3.