Queensland B13 Baldwin class locomotive

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Queensland Railways B13 class
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Baldwin B13 class steam locomotive, 1892
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1908
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders 2
Career
OperatorsCairns-Mulgrave Tramway
Queensland Railways
Numbers5
Dispositionscrapped

The Queensland Railways B13 Baldwin class locomotive was a one locomotive class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.

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History

In February 1908 a Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-0 locomotive was delivered to the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway. It was acquired by Queensland Railways in December 1911 with the tramway and numbered 5. Per Queensland Railway's classification system it was designated the B13 class, B representing it had three driving axles, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 18, 19. ISBN   9780909937263.
  2. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 52. ISBN   086417778X.