Queensland B15 class locomotive

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Queensland Railways B15 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Nasmyth, Wilson & Co (15)
Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co (21)
Yorkshire Engine Company (10)
Walkers Limited (52)
Build date1889-1899
Total produced98
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-6-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.3 ft 0 in (914 mm) (as built)
3 ft 9 in (1,143 mm) (replacements)
Length45 ft 7 in (13.89 m)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 15 in (381 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Numbers3, 23, 42, 54, 95, 205-219, 235-244, 270-280, 289-338, 341-346, 539
Preserved290, 299
Disposition2 preserved, 96 scrapped

The Queensland Railways B15 class locomotive was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

4-6-0 Wheel arrangement of a locomotive with 4 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels and no trailing wheels

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, 4-6-0 represents the configuration of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. In the mid 19th century, this wheel arrangement became the second most popular configuration for new steam locomotives in the United States of America, where this type is commonly referred to as a Ten-wheeler. As a locomotive pulling trains of lightweight all wood passenger cars in the 1890-1920s, it was exceptionally stable at near 100 mph speeds on the New York Central's New York to Chicago Water Level Route and on the Reading Railroad's Camden to Atlantic City, NJ, line. As passenger equipment grew heavier with all steel construction, heavier locomotives replaced the Ten Wheeler.

Steam locomotive Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material – usually coal, wood, or oil – to produce steam in a boiler. The steam moves reciprocating pistons which are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels (drivers). Both fuel and water supplies are carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in wagons (tenders) pulled behind.

Queensland Rail railway operator in Queensland, Australia

Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates suburban and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track.

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History

In 1889 the first B15 class locomotives built by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co entered service. Further orders from Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, Yorkshire Engine Company and Walkers Limited saw the class total 92 by 1899. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B15 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and 15-inch (381 mm) diameter cylinders. A further six were acquired In 1919 when the Queensland Railways took over the Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co. [1] [2] [3]

Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company defunct British locomotive manufacturer

Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, originally called The Bridgewater Foundry, specialised in the production of heavy machine tools and locomotives. It was located in Patricroft, in Salford England, close to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal. The company was founded in 1836 and dissolved in 1940.

Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co was an Australian engineering and railway rolling stock manufacturer, located at Kangaroo Point, Queensland. It manufactured steam locomotives for the Queensland Railways until 1927. The works were not located near a railway, so completed locomotives were delivered along Main Street on temporary track.

The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The company was formed in 1865 and produced locomotives and carried out general engineering work until 1965. They mainly built shunting engines for the British market, but also built main line engines for overseas customers.

Problems with broken rails saw three sets of 45-inch (1,143 mm) driving wheels acquired from the South Australian Railways and fitted to 336 at North Ipswich Railway Workshops in November 1900. Judged a success, most others were fitted over the next 30 years. They spent most of their life operating out of Cairns. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Wheelset (rail transport) wheel-axle assembly of a railroad car

A wheelset is the wheel–axle assembly of a railroad car. The frame assembly beneath each end of a car, railcar or locomotive that holds the wheelsets is called the bogie. Most North American freight cars have two bogies with two or three wheelsets, depending on the type of car; short freight cars generally have no bogies but instead have two wheelsets.

Driving wheel powered wheel of a railway locomotive

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons. On a conventional, non-articulated locomotive, the driving wheels are all coupled together with side rods ; normally one pair is directly driven by the main rod which is connected to the end of the piston rod; power is transmitted to the others through the side rods.

South Australian Railways

South Australian Railways (SAR) was the statutory corporation through which the Government of South Australia built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 until March 1978, when its non-urban railways were incorporated into Australian National, and its Adelaide urban lines were transferred to the State Transport Authority.

Preservation

Workshops Rail Museum Railway museum in North Ipswich Railway Workshops

The Workshops Rail Museum is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops.

Maryborough railway station, Queensland

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References

  1. 1 2 Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 58–63, 101, 102. ISBN   0 909937 13 3.
  2. 1 2 Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 22. ISBN   086417778X.
  3. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 86/87. ISBN   9781921719011.
  4. 1 2 Clark, Peter (2012). An Australian Locomotive Guide. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 50. ISBN   9781921719554.
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