Queensland B13 Baldwin class locomotive

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

Queensland Railways B13 class
Baldwin B13 class steam locomotive, 1892
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1908
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2
Career
OperatorsCairns-Mulgrave Tramway
Queensland Railways
Numbers5
Dispositionscrapped

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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See also

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.
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