Queensland 6D13½ class locomotive

The Queensland Railways 6D13½ class locomotive was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

Not to be confused with Queensland 6D13½ Abt class locomotive.

Queensland Railways 6D13½ class
B13 1/2 398 - nicknamed Pompey - stored at the Ipswich Railway Workshops after being displayed for a long time.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNorth Ipswich Railway Workshops
Serial number2-7
Build date1904-1905
Total produced6
RebuilderNorth Ipswich Railway Workshops
Rebuild date6
Number rebuilt1937-1938
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T (as built)
0-6-0 (as rebuilt)
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.3 ft 0 in (914 mm)
Length26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size13.5 in × 20 in (343 mm × 508 mm)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers396-401
Preserved398
Disposition1 preserved, 5 scrapped

History

In 1904, the North Ipswich Railway Workshops assembled six 0-6-0T locomotives. The wheel sets came from B15 class locomotives, and the cylinders were purchased for an aborted project. Per Queensland Railway's classification system, they were designated the 6D13½ class, 6D representing they were a tank locomotive with six wheels, and the 13½ the cylinder diameter in inches.[1][2]

They were generally used as shunters in Brisbane, but on occasions were used in Toowoomba and Warwick. In 1937–1938, all were converted to 0-6-0 tender locomotives and reclassified as the B13½ class with tenders from B13 and C15 class locomotives.[1][2]

6D13 ½ Shunting-Loco No 401 on a timber bridge in Ipswich

Class list
Number Works
number		 In service Notes
396 2 July 1904
397 3 August 1904
398 4 October 1904 Preserved at Workshops Rail Museum
399 5 November 1904
400 6 February 1905
401 7 April 1905

Preservation

One has been preserved:

References
  1. Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 88, 89, 109, 110. ISBN 9780909937263.
  2. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. pp. 36, 115, 151. ISBN 086417778X.
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