Queensland 6D13 class locomotive

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Queensland Railways 6D13 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson and Company
Serial number2826, 2827
Build date1884
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • Whyte0-6-2T
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers70, 71
Dispositionboth scrapped

The Queensland Railways 6D13 class locomotive was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History[]

In 1881, the Queensland Land & Coal Company purchased two locomotives for a proposed colliery on the Burrum coalfields near Maryborough that would join with the Queensland Railway’s network at Torbanlea. After the proposal fell through, they were sold to the Queensland Railways, entering service on the Southern & Western Railway. They were used as shunters.[1]

Per Queensland Railway's classification system, they were designated the 6D13 class, the 6 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Class list[]

Works
number 		Southern & Western
Railways number 		Queensland Railways
number 		Name In service Notes
2826 70 70 Lionel February 1884 Written off April 1926
2827 71 71 Lion March 1884 Written off June 1926

References[]

  1. ^ a b Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 51, 100. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
Retrieved from ""