1865

10"x18"

120psi

Maker : Neilson & Co, UK

Amongst the first locos to operate in Queensland. No. 6 survived in private ownership and is still in working order today.

0-4-2

1943

16"x24"

185psi

Maker : Baldwin Loco works, USA

Supplied during WWII to try and ease severe loco shortages, designed and built in the USA. Loco 221A survives in operating condition after being on static display for many years.

2-8-2

1883

13"x20"

120psi

Maker : Dubs & Co, UK

There were a number of different B13 classes, this example shown at the defunct Redbank museum is a Dubbs and Co narrow firebox type of 1883.

4-6-0

1889

15"x20"

120 (160)

Maker : Nasmyth, Wilson & Co, UK

Starting out as larger versions of the B13, the original B15 with 36" wheels and 120psi boiler was a reasonable performer but high on wear and tear. Later conversion to use 45" wheels and 160psi boilers made them much more useful machines. No. 306 as shown was made in the UK but they came from numerous sources, including the first loco made for QR by Walkers of Maryborough.

4-6-0

1926

18¼" x24"

170psi

Ipswich Railway Workshops, Aust

The "Pacific" wheel arrangement arrived on the QR rails in 1926 with the introduction of the B18¼ class designed by QR itself. This very successful locomotive was built in numbers until after WWII and the introduction the BB18¼ locomotive, a very successful modernised successor. Many of these two locomotive classes were also built at Walkers.

4-6-2

1943

200

Australia (various) & Beyer-Garratt

The Australian Standard Garratt was introduced during WWII and was not wholly successful on the QR due to design and operational reasons. They ran for only a very short time. During the 1950s QR commissioned a design for a Garratt locomotive for larger tractive effort than conventional locomotives.

4-8-2+2-8-4

1920

17"x22"

175psi

Ipswich Railway Workshops, Aust

This all-purpose locomotive was built in very large numbers as a successor to the saturated C16 locomotive. C17s could be found on trains of all types and were suitable for a very large majority of QRs light rail-lines. Many C17s have survived into preservation in both static and operating condition.

 

4-8-0

1924

17"x22"

160

Walkers, Qld Australia

Both the D17 and DD17 tank locomotives were designed for suburban passenger work, but also often performed local freight duties. The DD17 in particular was a good performer, known for fast acceleration and high top-speed. Tank locomotives were also often built at Ipswich railway workshops.

4-6-4T

1899

15"x20"

150 (160)

Walkers, Qld Australia

These small, low axleload saturated locomotives were capable of power outputs which defied the diminutive size. Originally built from 1899 with Stephenson's link motion, a second batch in the 1920 were built with Walschert motion and larger tenders. These locos performed almost all and any duties anywhere on the network! Built by a wide variety of builders, a number of both types of PB15s survive in preservation.

4-6-0