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 typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number4594, 4596
Build date1880
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers178, 179
Dispositionboth 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.